good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: on the cusp of a world where a simple graze could be deadly. the health secretary calls on drugs companies to urgently tackle superbugs with more effective antibiotics. detained after ten months on the run, the family of charlotte brown, killed in a speedboat crash, welcome news that her killer has been arrested in georgia. will hs2 ever get built in full? business leaders in the north—west and in the midlands say they worry that cost overruns and delays mean that cost overruns and delays mean that the entire route is never actually completed. i am live at manchester's picadilly station to find out what it means. it's all smiles for england in the west indies, as an inspired jimmy anderson swings the momentum in england's favour. hejust keeps he just keeps getting better. good morning. it isa it is a cold and frosty start of the day. there is the risk of ice on

untreated surfaces and we have wintry showers pushing down into the south—east followed by bright skies, but rain coming in from the west later. i'll have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday, the 24th of january. our top story looks at the overuse of antibiotics, which has made infections more difficult to treat and led to thousands of deaths a year from superbugs. the health secretary, matt hancock, will unveil a new five—year plan to tackle the problem and try to persuade drugs companies to develop new medicines. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. antimicrobial resistance, in other words, the ability of drugs to stop drugs like antibiotics from working, is a serious threat. experts say, if unchecked, within three decades drug—resistant bugs could kill 10 million people every year. if antibiotics stopped working, even minor infections from just a simple cut could prove fatal. unless we get a grip

on resistance to antibiotics, people will die from these things, and antibiotics won't be able to save them. so, the uk government is renewing efforts to reduce our current use of antibiotics, which has already fallen, down by 7% since 2014. but the number of drug—resistant infections has increased by more thana third. so now the government wants to cut human use by a further 15% in the next five years, for example, by reducing the number of people picking up infections. drug companies will also be encouraged to reduce new antibiotics. they will be paid on the basis of how valuable the drugs are to the nhs rather than the sheer quantity that are sold. this is a great plan, this is a world first, it's a plan that looks to address antimicrobial resistance not just

worldwide but globally, and if we get this quite right, we could save millions of lives worldwide in the future. the threat posed by the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock is very real. the family of a woman who died in a speedboat crash on the thames have said justice is close after the fugitive convicted of her manslaughter handed himself in to police. jack shepherd turned up at a police station in georgia yesterday, six months after he was sentenced over the death of charlotte brown. chi chi izundu has this report. on the run for 10 months, now surrounded by lawyers, this is the momentjack shepherd handed himself into police. he'd been hiding in the georgian capital, tbilisi. before being arrested, he gave an interview to a local tv channel. i hope that, you know, justice will be done and that my appeal will succeed and i canjust, everyone can move forward with their lives. lastjuly, he was sentenced in his absence to six years in prison for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown.

in december 2015, the pair had been on a first date and, after dinner and drinks, shepherd took out what he claimed was his speedboat on the thames. this footage was recovered from charlotte's phone. he let her take control, but they were both thrown into the water after the boat hit barges. he was found clinging to the hull. charlotte was pulled out unresponsive. charlotte's family have been appealing for shepherd to return to the uk, and said they were overwhelmed with the news. under current diplomatic agreements between georgia and the uk, shepherd is eligible for extradition. the crown prosecution service said it is drafting a request. for now, he remains in a detention centre awaiting a court hearing for the next step in his legal process. chi chi izundu, bbc news. we'll be speaking to charlotte's sister katie in about an hour's time.

not enough is being done to protect the public in england and wales from sex offenders, according to inspectors for the prison and probation services. in two cases, convicted sex offenders who should have been put in monitored bail hostels after leaving jail were allowed to stay in budget hotels. the warnings are in a new report, following the first inspection to focus on sex offenders in nine years. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has more. attacked in her own home, 37—year—old lisa skidmore was raped and murdered by an man under probation supervision. leroy campbell had a history of serious sexual offending. a report found that the clear professional failings in the way he was assessed and monitored. now an inspection has uncovered wider problems with the way sex offenders are managed and supervised in england and wales. the report found might of the work to address a sexual offending was poor. a third of risk assessments of sex

offenders were insufficient. and some children were not being protected properly from convicted paedophiles. this is a national priority now. we are dealing with large numbers of offenders here and some very significant risk and i am sure that the public appetite will be that those risks should be much better managed than they are at the moment. the report says a shortage of places in approved premises known as probation hostels where prisoners can be safely monitored on release meant some sex offenders were placed in an suitable accommodation, including budget hotels. the question needs to be asked, why are they being sent to these types of places, even if there were no room in an approved premises, where they ought to be, what sort of risk assessment has been carried out to make sure that these people are not in contact with potentially vulnerable adults and children? the ministry ofjustice says hotels are used only in exceptional circumstances. the department says it will tackle the very serious issues raised in the report.

theresa may will meet union leaders later to talk about the next steps of her brexit plan. the prime minister will try to find compromise with unison, the tuc, unite and the gmb after her deal was overwhelmingly voted down by mps last week. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent alex forsyth. good morning to you. so there is a lot of talking going on lately all across last weekend as well, so what is this particular conversation for? it is not something you expect to see every day, the biggest union leaders in britain that walking up downing street to meet with a conservative prime minister, but thatis conservative prime minister, but that is what is happening. i think from theresa may's part she is trying to get support for the deal wherever she can, and from the union side i think we can expect them to be pushing pretty hard to make sure that if there is a brexit deal, then workers' rights are protected, but

there is one issue where the unions are divided over brexit. some support the idea of a second referendum, some don't, so len mccluskey, leader of unite, one of the biggest unions, said that could alienate labour leave voters in those areas. he holds a lot of clout with the labour leadership. we know thatjeremy corbyn hasn't made up his mind to go behind the second referendum. and another area where the labour leadership hasn't quite decided what is going to do, whether 01’ decided what is going to do, whether or not it will back efforts by some backbench mps to try and possibly delay brexit to stop a no deal scenario. so i think what all this shows you is there are no easy a nswe i’s shows you is there are no easy answers on brexit for any other party leaders. alex, for the moment, thank you very much. a group of prominent business leaders is calling on theresa may to make sure the hs2 railway project is completed, amid fears the northern leg could never be built. the high—speed line was intended to run from london all the way to leeds and manchester, but so far only phase one, to birmingham, has been given royal assent. the government says suggestions they are reconsidering phase two of the project are completely inaccurate. and of course ben who is at

picadilly station for us today is going to have much more on what business leaders are saying. donald trump has given his backing to venezuela's opposition leaderjuan guaido, who has declared himself interim president. it comes amid mass protests against president nicolas maduro, who has overseen years of economic decline. the venezuelan government has responded by cutting political ties with the us. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has insisted that president trump won't be allowed to deliver his annual state of the union speech in the chamber until the partial government shutdown ends. mrs pelosi has previously cited security as a reason for cancelling the speech. mr trump called the move a disgrace. the shutdown began over a month ago and has been prolonged because the democrats are refusing to authorise the $5 billion president trump wants to build a border wall. social media is acting as a breeding ground for false and harmful information about the safety

of vaccines, and fuelling parents' fears of side—effects, according to a report. the royal society for public health said groups looking to spread misleading and dangerous information about vaccines were more prominent on platforms like facebook than in other media. it called on tech companies to clamp down on fake news. facebook said they had made significant investments in recent years to stop the spread of false information. we would like to see i think lots more positive information about the right information on vaccinations on social media, that is one thing. we would certainly like to see social media companies taking this seriously, their responsibilities around health information and working with us and government and others to make that work properly. the time now is 6:11am, those are

the main stories and now the excitement of what happening in the sport. good morning. shall we think about barbados and sunny weather and that man,jimmy about barbados and sunny weather and that man, jimmy anderson, who burst onto the scene in 2002— 2003, as a young cricketer, is still making their different for england. how much longer can he play? another 20 yea rs i much longer can he play? another 20 years i think. a late flurry from jimmy anderson has put england on top in the first test against the west indies. anderson took four wickets in the final session of the day after the west indies looked to be going well. three wickets too for ben stokes left the hosts on 26a/8 in barbados. petra kvitova's through to the final of the australian open. she beat american danielle collins very easily in melbourne, and will play either naomi 0saka or karolina pliskova in the final. they're playing right now and osaka has taken the first set. great news for carillion —— kvitova. manchester city are unsurprisingly through to the league cup final. remember they had a 9—0 lead

going into their second leg against burton albion? they only scored once though last night, the holders going through 10—0 on aggregate. and kilmarnock are up to second in the scottish premiership after coming from behind to beat rangers 2—1. the winner was scored byjordan jones, who'll be joining rangers in the summer. iam going i am going to stay right here because in just a i am going to stay right here because injust a moment i have got a really rather fascinating because injust a moment i have got a really ratherfascinating cricket story in the papers to tell you all about. it is going to make you feel quite itchy. itchy? itchy. iam saying no more. we will tease it out and we will speak with andrew castle about the goings—on in the australian open, it has been eventful. it has been eventful and the roof is on in melbourne, 38 degrees. semi-final day today. yes, a big day. the moment you mention itchy, i am itchy. it is going to get worse. is it? ok. i apologise if sally made you feel like that as well. you can apologise for that.

let's look at the front pages right 110w. the times leads with the story that drug companies are to be paid millions of pounds to develop new antibiotics to prevent the rise of resistant superbugs. it also reports on efforts by the dutch government to lure 250 british companies to move after brexit. we will go into this in some detail a little later on as well. the telegraph is reporting this morning that labour is "pushing to postpone brexit", adding thatjeremy corbyn is backing a bill to extend the deadline if no deal has been secured. like many of the front pages, it also features an image ofjack shepherd, the fugitive convicted of killing charlotte brown in a speedboat. the plane carrying premier league football player emiliano sala "should not have been flying", according to an expert quoted on the daily mirror's front page. the paper's main story claims its a "betrayal of the workers"

that the uk government only buys 43% of its steel from britain. we will keep you updated this morning. and finally, the guardian leads with news that the us has put its "full weight" behind regime change in venezuela, as the opposition leaderjuan guaido declares himself interim president. president trump has backed him, we understand now, the us embassy staff had been ordered out of the country as well. so, sally, you will take us through the inside pages. shall we do itchy first? go on then. i have a lump. don't. the back of the times this morning,jimmy don't. the back of the times this morning, jimmy anderson, back with a bang and oh my goodness he is, but a lot of the chat overnight has been about stuart broad, he has been

dropped, he isn't playing, various reasons why he isn't, one of the potential reasons according to the times, our very own jonathan potential reasons according to the times, our very ownjonathan agnew, he explains stuart broad, the hotel they are staying in, they are staying in the same hotel as the opposition, on the south—west coast of barbados, which could be quite good fun, stuart broad has been attacked by bedbugs, yes, really, really rather unpleasant. to the point where he can't...? there is debate about whether or not it has to do with him being dropped. i think it has nothing to do with him being dropped, but this from jonathan agnew... hold that thought. give us more. wait a moment, bbc correspondent claiming stuart broad went to bed with his whites on but it sounds some got into his jockstrap and he said later the bowler was bitten in quite a sensitive area. i like the way it delivered that

news, it was very serious stock loop i was not expecting that level of detail, i'll be honest with you. ecb has said it is nonsense, he has not been attacked by bedbugs at all. i can tell in the last few hours, stuart broad has said don't worry, i'm fine, they are put in a different room. good, see is ok now. who goes to sleep in their cricket whites? i think it maybe jonathan was joking. you may have seen some of this already, this idea. this is specifically to do with gatwick airport and i'm sure it is going to happen elsewhere. we see the big thing here, that is the thing that will park your car. you can take your car to the airport and that, instead of having someone to drive it to instead of having someone to drive ittoa instead of having someone to drive it to a holding carpark, this robot will take control of the car and leave it around. it looks like a big sort of chest freezer or something, but apparently that is a robot that will do it for you. so it is like a movable, automated forklift truck almost. yes, that kind of thing

really. hattie senator carr that parts of self? no. -- have you seen the car. a flying car, and visits are the car. a flying car, and visits a re successful test the car. a flying car, and visits are successful test flight this week near washington. sell flying taxi services in the nearfuture. near washington. sell flying taxi services in the near future. can i just point out thatjust doesn't look like a plane? i mean, in what ways that a car? well, it goes on the ground as well. but it has wings. charlie! i think the ground as well. but it has wings. charlie! ithink wejust failed owl top dear audition, guys. iam all failed owl top dear audition, guys. i am all right with that. —— top gear. that is so cute. it is really not kid, sally. it is a giraffe, there are no titles here. there is that lion and pride as well he tried to bring down this giraffe, the giraffe wandoan, lived another day.

kicked away the big cats, 84 fights. the giraffe is fine. —— won though. i have got one more, do not know if saw this in the press the other day, david beckham is back with his old mates, his old muckers, the class of 92. he has brought a share in a football cloud with other players, to the point that they now have a controlling stake in that cloud. he brought this 10% stake, he obviously already owns a cloud in the united states but he has brought 10% in this cloud i think basically tell help out his mates and that is going to be really interesting story because that is a group of talented players taking over. what is that about? is that nostalgic, why are they doing that? is a business decision, they have now got majority. they've now got majority andi majority. they've now got majority and i think that is what, gary neville, who is kind of at the

forefront of that whole thing, they wa nt to forefront of that whole thing, they want to be in control. there was a nice thing on social media of all of them in suit and i do not know if that maybe has not been used because it was not recent. made it wasjust an old one. i'm not sure when that was from. the gang has always been together, that is the thing. let's find out what is happening with the weather. quite a bit milder this morning, it has been a really snowy and blustery knee here, near salford the last couple of days. well, for some of us today will be a little bit milder but for many, it isa little bit milder but for many, it is a cold and frosty start the day and we are also looking at the risk once of ice on untreated surfaces. we've got some snow showers, behind that too as the temperature drops, you could also season ice. these are recent temperatures for the overnight period, some of them have picked up by a degree or so but not a lot. —7, that is really bitter.

the risk on entry to surfaces. have this system pushing down towards the south—east, is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow out towards the west, there is more cloud, which is perhaps why does not feel so cold and also some patchy light rain and drizzle that continue to come away to the course of the day, and in between, we will lose any patchy fog. we're looking at some brighter skies and patchy sunshine. so it is still going to be colder cold day in eastern areas it out towards the west, there is some cloud, with an patchy rain and drizzle, so it is not going to be quite as cold in the west. as we head into the evening in overnight, once again be under clear skies, we will have sent frost. as this system approaches, it bumps into the cold air and again, we will cease and hill snow. some could get to low levels. this warm front is pushing off into the north sea and taking its rain with it. so as that won't run comes in from the west, look how we lose the blues.

0vernight tonight, what you will find is the temperature will actually grow up so after cold start in the east with some frost, things will improve and it will get a little bit warmer. warmer, loosely speaking, of course. tomorrow it is going to be quite a cloudy day. we lose the first band of rain with some patchy rain following in behind and then we do have another system coming in from the west, introducing more persistent rain but one thing you will notice about tomorrow are the temperatures. widely, we are in double figures, way up to 12. some of us have not even broken freezing in the last couple of days worked estimated at up to four. a big exception of that is always the south—west. saturday's weather is a bit of a mixed at the moment, and the positioning of things could change, so this is the scenario we think. however, there is another model that does not take this rain or snow is so far south, so we might find on saturdays this will change in the rain and snow will be further

north and this band of rain will be further west, but whatever happens ahead of it, there will be some drier and by the conditions and we are starting to see a return to a northerly winds behind the weather front. so temperature wise on saturday, still mild in the south but turning colder, as you can see, in the north. now, as we move on saturday into sunday, there goes that low pressure. behind it, the wind veers into a northerly. that is the cold air direction for us, it will take cold air in the next week as well and some of us again will season wintry showers. looking at sunday, there goes the low pressure, the dregs of the rain and the south—east of and then as we are in this northerly airflow, what you will find is the extremities of the uk, northern scotland, north—east scotland, coming down the north sea coast into east anglia, parts of potentially northern ireland and also wales season snow showers. in the north, we could see, those coming down to lower levels and regardless of what you are seeing

the temperature, temperature wise, this is how we feel against your skin if you're heading out. so we have got a little bit milder air coming our way, then it turns cold once again. i have a theory. i'm sure it is not a very valuable theory that i'm going to say it anyway, you are wearing the colours of the intense rain in the previous map for saturday. tomorrow you wear yellow, we will get sunshine. you have that power. if only that were true, it is a case of what colour have i not warn? that one, that is about the extent of it. thank you so much, we will speak later. there's been a growth in veganism and people turning to plant—based diets, but for the first time, the bbc has commissioned a survey to find out whether people's attitudes to dairy really have changed. more than a quarter of young people say they've reduced their consumption in the last two years. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. this is becky, she is 23 and a

couple of months ago, she stopped drinking milk. she says nondairy milk makes her feel better but there are other reasons too. if you like in the news there's quite a lot going on about climate change and how alternative milks and plant looks a lot healthier than dairy milks, and also i feel like is a bit ofa milks, and also i feel like is a bit of a lifestyle. my generation is a lot more open to trying a lot more different things, there is a big emphasis on super foods and all the different nutrients and stuff and we have more access to the internet, finding out what is called and what is bad, so if you like it is a bit ofa is bad, so if you like it is a bit of a trend to be into the trendy food. our survey shows that for the vast majority of households, there is still an important part of their diet, with only 2% saying they have become vegan. but it is a different picture for those under 24.|j become vegan. but it is a different picture for those under 24. i will have a mocha 1—shot with local police. camilla was runner up on the apprentice and has a business selling dairy free milk, she does

not see it in direct competition with dairy industry. i see the market, dairy free, going towards a convenient set, so you grab and go, which fits very much into the target market, which is millenials at a busy and i think big brands have also called on to that, that these young people are the people that are more likely to try and, more likely to post about it on social media and therefore, drip feed to the rest of therefore, drip feed to the rest of the population. this is how they should be going into their head and about two and a half year's time, but this girl was born just before christmas, hence the name holly. fiona is a dairy farm in bolton says that while the industry faces plenty of challenges, she is not worried about shifting habit in her generation. i just about shifting habit in her generation. ijust think about shifting habit in her generation. i just think it is a trend, to be honest. ithink like generation. i just think it is a trend, to be honest. i think like a lot of things, trends come and go. whole milk is nutritious and it is very good for the body. i think the secret to carrying on farming is to open your farmer, show people how you do farming to sell it locally, to use local consumers, i mean what can be better for the environment

than knowing that your food miles have gone just a distant from your house to the farm? the fridge in the woods house is complicated. this is lactose intolerant, four—year—old sienna has kal‘s milk, and wesley has whatever takes his fancy. vanilla milk for me, please.|j has whatever takes his fancy. vanilla milk for me, please. i tend to do most of the food shopping sigh think it is sort of subject to what i buy, so have lots of... lots of yoghurt, we have lots of yoghurt varieties in the house, we have a mix of things like coconut yoghurt, so mix of things like coconut yoghurt, so yoghurts, arm and milk, oatmeal. the children, you need to be aware that they are having the recommended dose of calcium per day. i think that if you are taking what you feel is the best for you, and that is a personal choice. -- almond milk. more information more adverts are making those choices more difficult to make that fiona is happy to put in the hard graft in the years ahead to keep milk at the top of the menu.

colletta smith, bbc news. is it just is itjust me or is it always fascinating looking at people's fridges? it is fascinating, it is fascinating. i know it is specific to dairy but you can see the choices that people are making. can you imagine what is in ben's fridge? is shaking his head. —— he is. ben's at manchester piccadilly station and can tell us more. i bet you do have grow taller things in yourfridge. i bet you do have grow taller things in your fridge. i never at home, there is nothing in my fridge. there isa there is nothing in my fridge. there is a bit mouldy cheese, that is about it. and here at manchester piccadilly and we are here because we are talking about worries about the h52, you will know that that is the h52, you will know that that is the route from manchester to london and then onto and manchester. —— from birmingham. construction has begun, is expected to open in 2026 passengers but there are further two phrases that will take that route to

leeds and manchester, they are not yet signed off, and our worries and business leaders in this part of the world that may not get at all. of course, is not without its critics. there is a £56 billion pricetag associated with it, is what we are going to do this morning is a both sides of this debate, the supporters and those who say that the money should be spent elsewhere, and what that could mean if it is not built. but before that, let's get the news, business and whether we were watching the news this morning. —— where you. good morning from bbc london news. health officials in hertfordshire are being criticised for spending nearly £7000 on tickets for an award ceremony, the night before a respite centre in watford closed due to a lack of funds. liam's family is one of those affected by the closure. in a statement, herts valleys clinical commissioning group said it's proud its staff were shortlisted for an awards ceremony and had booked the cheapest

deals possible. but liam's father is angry. it was a total shock the night before the centre close to find out that they had sent so many staff to a 5—star hotel for a night of meals, dancing, live bands, and the people who are funding this had said that they had to make tough choices. heathrow airport is trialling new technology that could cut flight delays. the artificial intelligence has been installed to help air traffic controllers track planes in reduced visibility. they work in the uk's highest control tower and can be surrounded by low cloud, even when runways are clear. it's hoped that instead of using radar guidance, which takes longer, the new technology will see planes land more frequently. now it's not every day you meet a young adult who has achieved so much success at 20 years old, but that's what one londoner has done. santino le saint is the co—founder of a record label that gives young people the opportunity to make music, without the huge price tag. he says people are able to create their own brand these days without it costing them a fortune. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. a mixed service on the tubes this morning. there is a part suspension on the 0vergrown spot a good service on other lines. —— but. 0n the trains, southeastern services are suspended between london bridge and charlton via greenwich, following a signal problem. and on the roads, on the a13, traffic is building westbound heading out of dagenham into barking. in central london, regent st remains closed southbound from beak street to vigo street for emergency gas works. let's get the weather now. hello, good morning. it is cold out there and we are starting off today with widespread sharp frost, temperatures are good few degrees below freezing for many spots. there are also a few early mist patches around, as well asa early mist patches around, as well as a met office warning of the ice, slippery surfaces to declare cross pots of hertfordshire, essex and kent. we will see some wintry showers for the first half of the day, then it is going to turn dry with plenty of cloud, there could be

a bit of sleet, maybe a bit of snow winter showers tracking their way in the north—west, tracking their way eastwards as we move to the late morning and then it is turning dry with plenty of cloud, temperatures peaking in the mid— single figures, so still feeling rather chilly but overnight tonight that is going to change. for the first half, we will see temperatures dipped down to as low as one or two celsius, louder rounds, a few bits of drizzle and then temperatures are set to rise as we head into the milder air into tomorrow morning the big jump in temperature tomorrow, or the way up to 10 celsius. lots of cloud is not bits of drizzle. —— and some bits of drizzle. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's 6:32am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: as speedboat killerjack shepherd finally hands himself in, we'll be

speaking to charlotte brown's sister about the family's hopes for justice. we'll be talking to the premier league footballer who's been tweeting candidly about his bowel cancer screening, after his mum died from the disease atjust 40. and julie hesmondhalgh will be here to tell us how keeping a professional diary took on a very personal note, when her husband and daughter were caught up in the manchester arena attack. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. antibiotic resistance is as big a threat as climate change, the health secretary will say today, as he unveils a new five—year plan to tackle the problem. matt hancock will say the overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths a year through drug—resistant superbugs. the government is planning to change the way it funds drug companies to encourage them develop new medicines. the family of a woman killed

on a speedboat date have said they are overwhelmed with emotion after the fugitive convicted over her death was arrested in georgia. jack shepherd handed himself in to a police station yesterday, six months after he was convicted of charlotte browns manslaughter. her family had increased their calls for shepherd to surrender after he left the uk ahead of his trial. yesterday he told local reporters he would clear his name. we'll be speaking to charlotte's sister katie in half an hour. the prime minister will meet union leaders later to talk about the next steps of her brexit plan. theresa may will try to find a compromise with the tuc, unison, unite and the gmb, after her deal was overwhelmingly voted down by mps last week. but a number of the leaders have backed delaying the uk's exit date from the eu, and some support another referendum. a group of prominent business leaders is calling on theresa may

to make sure the hs2 railway project is completed, amid fears the northern leg could never be built. the high—speed line was intended to run from london all the way to leeds and manchester, but so far only phase one, to birmingham, has been given royal assent. the government says it is "completely inaccurate" to suggest phase two is being reconsidered. donald trump has given his backing to venezuela's opposition leader juan guaido, who has declared himself interim president. it comes amid mass protests against president nicolas maduro who has overseen years of economic decline. the venezuelan government has responded by cutting political ties with the us. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has insisted that president trump won't be allowed to deliver his annual state of the union speech in the chamber until the partial government shutdown ends. mrs pelosi has previously cited security as a reason for cancelling the speech. mr trump called the move a disgrace. the shutdown began over a month ago and has been prolonged because the democrats are refusing to authorise the $5 billion president trump wants to build a border wall between the us and mexico.

there is the news and now we are going to talk about the sport. it is getting itchy and it is exciting when it comes to cricket. itchy in the caribbean, yes. stuart broad has been targeted by bedbugs. i think he will be ok. he has moved rooms. he is fine. i am going to say something, if i had £1 for every timei something, if i had £1 for every time i said this, jimmy anderson was the star for england yet again. certainly more wealthy than i am. he took four wickets in the final session against the west indies to swing the first test in england's favour. the hosts are 264 for 8 going into day two. anderson's the first english bowler to take 200 test wickets away from home. he mentioned them, didn't we?

0ne strange story doing the rounds in the west indies is that england's stuart broad was attacked by bed bugs. the ecb says that's not true but broad's tweeted to say the problem's been sorted by moving rooms. to the australian open, and the first day of the semi—finals. petra kvitova has booked her place in the final. she beat the american danielle collins in straight sets in melbourne. remember kvitova was attacked by an intruderjust a couple of years ago, she had herfingers slashed and her surgeon said her chances of playing at the top level again wer brilliant to see her back in a grand slam final. naomi 0sa ka's playing karolina pliskova in the other semi. it's one set all. manchester city are, unsurprisingly, through to the final of the league cup. remember the holders had a 9—0 lead going into the second leg against burton albion, but they could only score once last night. the aggregate score was 10—0. they'll play either chelsea or spurs in the final at the end of february. well, chelsea's new signing gonzalo higuain won't be able to play in that semi—final against spurs tonight

because he signed too late. he'sjoined on loan until the end of the season when chelsea have the option to buy. there was a full schedule in the scottish premiership last night, and celtic moved a point clear at the top thanks to a 4—0 win over st mirren. elsewhere, jermaine defoe scored his first goal for rangers, but he couldn't stop them losing to kilmarnick. eamonn brophy cancelled out the former england striker‘s goal, beforejordanjones got the winner against the team that he'lljoin in the summer. so, you've won loads of titles, have the jet set lifestyle, clothing deals and luxury cars. but if you're david beckham, what are you really missing from life? well, a non—league football team, it seems. the former manchester united and england captain is taking a 10% look at that pose!

stake in salford city, joining his class of ‘92 teammates who already co—own the club. it's another footballing investment for beckham, who also owns inter miami who'll join the mls in america next year. five years of trying to get the team in miami going and now it is finally on its way. now i am able to get involved. seeing the stories, seeing what they have done with the club, the stadium, and obviously having peter, who is a special part of this, it is a special group of people. to now be part of this incredible team, it is going to be exciting. yeah, i wonder what will happen?“ you own a club, can you decide to play? no, you would have to be registered with the league. i doubt he is. but i suppose... just asking. yeah. 0ne he is. but i suppose... just asking. yeah. one more story for you. and this is really lovely for a cold thursday in january. this is the story of amateur cricket billy cookson. here he is, he's been in hopsital

since october after a head—on car crash with a bus left him with some awful injuries. he's now recovering, and a couple of his cricketing heroes heard about his story from the stumped podcast on the bbc world service. hi, it is ricky ponting. i hear that you have had a bad accident. we have our fingers crossed that you will be back on the cricket field sooner rather than later. from all of us in australia, all the best. shane warne and michael vaughan. sorry to hear about the terrible news and the terrible accident. glad to hear you are on the mend. hope you get will very soon and get back to playing cricket. keep watching the cricket, it you never know, we might see you soon. good on you, mate. shane warne, honestly, anyone you could have picked out of the people on the tv, they were the three people i would want. yeah, that is mad. yeah,

thank you for that. i have to stop myself from crying. that was really special. it is amazing. he is lucky to be alive. look at the car, you can't believe he got out of it. well done for keeping ongoing. his attitude has been incredible. lovely to see his reaction. messages from his heroes. there is a lovely but later where he says i have always loved ricky ponting but i am in love with him now. laughter. proper hero. see you later on, thank you. "we are on the cusp of a world where a simple graze could be deadly" — that will be the stark warning from the health secretary matt hancock today. he'll say antibiotic resistance is as big a threat as climate change, and say the government will change the way it funds drug companies to encourage them to develop new medicines. let's discuss this now with professor brendan wren from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to

us this morning. you know, i was reading some of the numbers surrounding what's going on in terms of antibiotics and in terms of drug—resistant of antibiotics and in terms of drug—resista nt infections as of antibiotics and in terms of drug—resistant infections as well, andi drug—resistant infections as well, and i have seen the targets, but can you just explain what the situation is, how many types of drug resistant infections are we facing, or people who have them, what is the problem at the moment? good morning. so the problem is that many different bacteria now are resistant to many of the antibiotics that we use and currently the situation is getting worse, so the new operational plan isa worse, so the new operational plan is a way to address this, and it is a good start and it's good that the uk is taking this lead. 0k, just so people understand what the problem is, i have a number hear that the government as part of the five—year plan wants to cut the number of drug—resistant plan wants to cut the number of drug—resista nt infections by 10%, which is around 5000. so the implication being, this by 2025, so there are what, 50,000 drug

resista nt there are what, 50,000 drug resistant infections at the moment? yes, at the moment, at least 50,000 drug infections, the plan is to cut that by 10%, as you mention. the best way to do this is to start to withdraw antibiotics and, in that way, the bacteria, the resistant ones will be outgrown by the non— resista nt ones will be outgrown by the non— resistant ones, so scientific research has shown this. so we need a new plant, a new mentality about using antibiotics, and for health workers prescribing them, doctors, dentists and veterinarians and the public in general, to realise that antibiotics can't solve everything, and at the moment lot of them are not effectively working. it is interesting though that you say that antibiotics can't solve everything, yet the plan is to make more types of antibiotics, that are apparently better than the ones which are not working at the moment, is that correct? well, new antibiotics on the market takes up to ten years,

and industry is struggling at the moment in terms of providing new antibiotics. it may be that the cupboard is there and that the wea kness cupboard is there and that the weakness is that bacteria have, we have already exploited, so part of the government's plan is to incentivise industry notjust to make new antibiotics but maybe look at alternatives as well, so vaccines is an area where if the population is an area where if the population is vaccinated than antibiotics wouldn't be needed. and antibiotics in general are used more often in agriculture and livestock animals, so effective vaccines against animals would be a good way of not just reducing disease in animals, but reducing antibiotic use in animals, and also a lot of infections of animals affect humans, so that would be a win—win situation. what do you think can be done when it comes to the understanding of antibiotics by the general public, like, understanding what an antibiotic can treat? it is

often the case of someone has a cold and things antibiotics will fix that. antibiotics will not fix a cold because it is caused by a virus and antibiotics kills bacteria. so the perception is that antibiotics will kill, will solve all infections, but that's not true. so going to a gp and expecting to have antibiotics for everything you have including a cold would be inappropriate use of antibiotics. and we need to get away from the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and not treat them like getting out sweets. we have heard that before. so when you have also said that the government was to incentivise drugs companies to perhaps go down the vaccination route, create vaccines more than antibiotics, why do they need incentivising for this? why aren't they doing it already? well, companies are run by profit margins

and shareholders, and it is not profitable at the moment to make antibiotics, it takes ten to 20 yea rs antibiotics, it takes ten to 20 years to come to market, and it costs hundreds of millions of pounds, and i guess a lot of industry have had their fingers burned in the past, so we are in a situation where it is not popular for industry to do it, —— profitable for industry to do it, —— profitable for industry to do it so there have to be incentives for the academic community and industry to get together to solve this problem. professor brendan wren, thank you very much for talking to us this morning. thank you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. ican i can report to you, carol, that fairly late yesterday evening, there was quite heavy snow in manchester but it did not last and it went away again. what is happening is we have got the milder air coming in from the west. there is still snow in the forecast today and if you are just

stepping out, it is a cold and frosty start of the day. in the isles of scilly, is ten. there is a 19 degrees difference in the temperature. you can see overnight tonight too, where we have some snow showers coming in once again in the west, peppering coming down the north sea coast. the reason it is turning a bit mouldy in the west is because we have this warm front, introducing thicker cloud and also some drizzle and patchy rain. first thing this morning, some pocket of fog across parts of scotland, that will be slow to clear the sun and then we will see a fair bit of sunshine but still a showers in the north and west with the cloud building across the west of scotland too. in northern ireland, you are going to increasingly see cloud building and patchy light drizzle coming your way, if you do not already have it, and this i knew is already have it, and this i knew is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow, which is continuing its way into the south—east before it eventually pushes away. —— this line. behind

it, we will see some brightness but behind it, this cloud is continuing to push in from the west. behind the tonight, there will be an early frost, there will also be so mist and fog forming but as this whole system and fog forming but as this whole syste m m oves and fog forming but as this whole system moves in across the uk, it will introduce cloud, some again patchy light rain and drizzle and we are looking at a milder nights on the one that has just gone. but still, peppering of showers coming in across the north in the west of the uk, is urging the course of friday, is a to that weather front. the warm front clears off, behind thatis the warm front clears off, behind that is by the skies, still some showers coming in across the west. some of the merging to give some longer spells of rain in temperature wise, we will not know ourselves. we are back into double figures right across the board more less. a holiday on friday that do not expected to last because it not going to. there is a little bit of a question mark over saturday's forecast. this is what we think at the moment, with some rain and hill snow in scotland, rain coming in

from the west as well, dry in central and eastern areas but the timing of all of this could change, so the position could change. another scenario for saturdays this weather front here producing the rain and hill snow is not as far south, and it isjust rain and hill snow is not as far south, and it is just that little bit further north, which of course will change the whether the central and southern scotland. this particular weather front, it too could be further back towards the west. —— change the weather. which means west. —— change the weather. which m ea ns parts west. —— change the weather. which means parts of northern ireland could have a dry and brighter day, so it is something we are very keenly watching. 0n so it is something we are very keenly watching. on sunday, a straight northerly, we are going to have some showers potentially also had lower levels that the temperature will go back down. carol, thank you very much. we will talk to you later. a big infrastructure project, the focus is away from them because of brexit that they remain very, very important. and controversial as well. hs2 was always intended

as a high—speed rail link between london and birmingham — going onto manchester and leeds. there are concerns particularly among business leaders, who say they think the northern leg may not actually be finished. let's go straight to manchester piccadilly station, not too busy right now. ben is there for us today, tell us a little bit more about what is happening with hs2? little bit more about what is happening with h52? yeah, good morning to. this is the 150 mile route from london to birmingham and then onto and leeds. that is explain this because it can be a bit complicated, phase one is already being that approved and construction has begun. there are big questions about the next two bits of that, phase two a aaron feis to be. the second phase takes it from birmingham to crewe and that is set to open in 2027 that has not yet been given approval, that is set to happen later this year but it is the

final bid that be the most controversial, that is the bit that will take it from crewe to manchester and then from birmingham to leeds, that has not even been debated yet, is due to be debated in parliament next year if it does get the go—ahead, it will open by 2000 33. -- the go—ahead, it will open by 2000 33. —— phase 2a and phase 2b. —— 2033. business leaders in the north are concerned that those hits will not be built at given history with cost overruns and delays in infrastructure projects, they say that will bejudgemental infrastructure projects, they say that will be judgemental to the north and the jobs that will create, clearly too imprecations for travel time between london, the midlands and the north. two people who can explain a little bit more, henry morrison is the director of the northern powerhouse partnership and the campaign manager of phase 2a and phase 2b, good morning dubai. the concern here is when you get your letter to the government and to mp5, is said this needs to be built. you are concerned that the extra stretch might not happen. i think we have

seen people like borisjohnson suggesting that maybe this is not a goodidea suggesting that maybe this is not a good idea and i think fundamentally what we have to do in the north of england and the midlands is keep making the case why this is essential to the economy. we had to unlock growth, that means essentially increasing growth in capacity between birmingham, manchester and leeds, as well as increasing the line that had to be upgraded at a cost of almost £10 billion of years ago. why do that when actually we have perfectly good solution here that is going to produce transfer links to manchester airport, which is already becoming a significant transport hub for the whole country. given our history of cost delays in overruns, it is set to go up even cost delays in overruns, it is set to go up even more. cost delays in overruns, it is set to go up even more. is that money not it has spent elsewhere? to go up even more. is that money not it has spent elsewhere ?|j to go up even more. is that money not it has spent elsewhere? i think the point is that it should not be a choice between both. it will carry

trains and liverpool as laws to london on the leeds in newcastle, going in the direction. that is what we need, in integrated rail system, high—speed network for the north of england, and the reality is to try and pull hsz apart is not the right solution. at the to be were starting from scratch, you might have built the east—west first and in reality thatis the east—west first and in reality that is not where we are, we need both schemes delivered at the beginning of 2033 c can get in cities like bradford, for instance, whether it is to london or manchester because it is like that have been left behind previously, which means that people in that part of the world will really benefit from hsz. of the world will really benefit from h52. and you'll be really happy to see that this project did not get the go—ahead on those extensions did not happen? well, absolutely. this letter that has been sent in today, it stinks of desperation. the chairman of phase 2a admitted on thursday he has no idea, nobody knows how much this project is going to cost, and is led to try and ensure that phase 2b happens is going in and i've got to construct

correct you on this, construction on phase one is not happening yet. the reason construction is not happening is because the contract has been held because it is going massively overbudget because they did not do the ground surveys, now the contract is coming back and saying we need more money and again, terry morgan said on tuesday that in terms of speed, scope and cost, something has to give. and they are preparing the ground for dropping the phase between manchester and leeds because it has always been the least likely to happen. the project would cost 100,000 jobs, and it to happen. the project would cost 100,000jobs, and it is to happen. the project would cost 100,000 jobs, and it is desperately needed to improve capacity. this is not about speed issue, is about capacity. the current railway is not to scratch. well, it was not about speed, why is it called high—speed two. the bottomline is if you wanted to improve capacity, you would not be building a point to point service that only serves a couple of cities. they talking about this being transformative like the motorways, the motorways, again on a motorway

birmingham, ican the motorways, again on a motorway birmingham, i can get i get to london. thing with hsz, it does not spread the wealth at all, it delivers capacity where it is needed the least of the maximum possible cost years and is in the future, we should invest in the local rail infrastructure. this isjust a massive waste of money and diesel is going be that. thank you, really good to see you both. thank you very much. there you have it, we said this was a controversial project. you got a taste of a there and the debate will continue, will continue that debate over the course of the morning and i will see you after seven a.m.. see you morning and i will see you after seven a.m. . see you soon. morning and i will see you after seven a.m.. see you soon. see you after 7am, thank you very much. if you're huddling in the house with the heating on this morning, gardening is probably the last thing on your mind. well, think again. winter is actually a great time to get stuck into the digging and pruning, there's growing evidence it could be one of the best ways to shake off the winter blues too. tim muffett has more. lotsa people think the garden closes

down in winter but actually, it is very much alive. —— lots of people. we have got birch trees, we've also dogwoods and we have got lots of wolves, snowdrops, we have got some cycla m e n wolves, snowdrops, we have got some cyclamen is well and we have crocuses and lots of different types of grasses as well. the winter garden in wakehurst, west sussex. 33,000 plants, thriving at the temperature drops. the main thing about this garden is that it is here to inspire. without doubt, this garden is beautiful to look at, what does it go deeper than that. many believe that during dark, cold winter months, plants can have a more profound effect. you talk about connecting the nature, that can be in very wild places that even just ina garden in very wild places that even just in a garden environment like this, there is a whole different sort of stimuli that can make is still alive, perhaps not necessarily as

dark or unhappy on a winter's is a comic and sort of makers feel positive again. not all plants flower in the summer, there are a small group of pollinating plants about in winter and there are a group of plants that are going hang on, going to grab that opportunity, and reach out using a strong colour we re and reach out using a strong colour were strong scent. this is actually amazing, one of our native dogwoods we do little horticulture trickier, we do little horticulture trickier, we this down to the ground in the spring, they produced very, very strong, richly coloured stems. the bumblebees would actually be out pollinating this on a summer day, and about february, you see a mass of bumblebees overhead like this. as gardeners, we can manipulate some these evolutionary strategies and just turned the beauty. —— some of these. i must say winter must, it is good for gardening that that makes me look forward to spring. tim will be live in another stunning

location in about an hour's time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah 0rchard. health officials in hertfordshire are being criticised for spending nearly £7000 on tickets for an award ceremony, the night before a respite centre in watford closed due to a lack of funds. liam's family is one of those affected by the closure. in a statement, herts valleys clinical commissioning group said it's proud its staff were shortlisted for an awards ceremony and had booked the cheapest deals possible. but liam's father is angry. it was a total shock, the night before nascot lawn closed to find out they had sent so many staff to a 5—star hotel for a night of meals, dancing, live and the people who are funding this have said

that they had to make tough choices. heathrow airport is trialling new technology. that could cut flight delays. the artificial intelligence has been installed to help air traffic controllers track planes in reduced visibility. it's hoped that instead of using radar guidance, which takes longer, the new technology will see planes land more frequently. now it's not every day you meet a young adult who's achieved so much success at 20 years old, but that's what one londoner has done. santino le saint is the co—founder of a record label that gives young people the opportunity to make music without the huge price tag. he says people are able to create their own brand these days without it costing them a fortune. right, let's take a look at the travel situation now. there is a part suspension on the 0verground. that is after a late finish the engineering work. —— to. 0n the trains, southeastern services are suspended between london bridge and charlton via greenwich, following a signal problem.

the reminder that chelsea host totte n ha m the reminder that chelsea host tottenham at the reminder that chelsea host tottenha m at sta mford the reminder that chelsea host tottenham at stamford bridge tonight, so fulham road will be closed. that is from 6:15pm until kick—off at 7:45 p.m.. let's get the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's cold out there and we are starting off the day with a widespread sharp frost, temperatures a good few degrees below freezing for many spots. there are also a few early mist patches around, as well as a met office weather warning ourfor ice, slippery surfaces, particularly across pots of hertfordshire, essex and kent. we will see some wintry showers for the first half of the day, then it's going to turn dry with plenty of cloud, there could be a bit of sleet, maybe a bit of snow in those morning showers tracking their way in the north—west, tracking their way eastwards as we move through the late morning, and then it's turning dry with plenty of cloud, temperatures peaking in the mid—single figures, so still feeling rather chilly but overnight tonight, that's going to change.

for the first half of the night, we will see temperatures dipped down to as low as one or two celsius, louder rounds, a few bits of drizzle then temperatures are set to rise as we head into some milder air into tomorrow morning, a big jump in temperature tomorrow, all the way up to 10 celsius. lots of cloud and some drizzle. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. there's plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: detained after ten months on the run, the family of charlotte brown, killed in a speedboat crash, welcome news that her killer has been arrested in georgia. we'll speak to her sister. 0n the cusp of a world where a simple graze could be deadly.

the health secretary calls on drugs companies to urgently tackle superbugs with more effective antibiotics. will hs2 ever be built in full? business leaders have written to mps warning that a failure to complete the high—speed line could hurtjobs and damage the economy. it's all smiles for england in the west indies, as an inspired jimmy anderson swings the momentum in england's favour. good morning. it isa it is a cold and frosty start once again with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. we have wintry showers pushing south eastwards, some bright interludes and then more rain coming in from the west later. i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday, the 24th of january. our top story looks at the overuse of antibiotics, which has made infections more difficult to treat and led to thousands of deaths a year from superbugs. the health secretary, matt hancock, will unveil a new five—year plan to tackle the problem and try to persuade drugs companies to develop new medicines.

0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. 0n the run for 10 months, now surrounded by lawyers, this is the momentjack shepherd handed himself into police. he'd been hiding in the georgian capital, tbilisi. before being arrested, he gave an interview to a local tv channel. i hope that, you know, justice will be done and that my appeal will succeed and i canjust, everyone can move forward with their lives. lastjuly, he was sentenced in his absence to six years in prison for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown. in december 2015, the pair had been on a first date and, after dinner and drinks, shepherd took out what he claimed was his speedboat on the thames. this footage was recovered from charlotte's phone. he let her take control, but they were both thrown into the water after the boat hit branches. he was found clinging to the hull.

charlotte was pulled out unresponsive. charlotte's family have been appealing for shepherd to return to the uk, and said they were overwhelmed with the news. under current diplomatic agreements between georgia and the uk, shepherd is eligible for extradition. the crown prosecution service said it is drafting a request. for now, he remains in a detention centre awaiting a court hearing for the next step in his legal process. chi chi izundu, bbc news. joining us now from georgia's capital tbilisi is our reporter rayhan demytrie. very good morning to you, thank you for your time. just bring us up—to—date on the proceedings, because we know jack shepherd is up—to—date on the proceedings, because we knowjack shepherd is in custody. what will happen now? jack

shepherd is currently being held in his pre—trial detention, which is right behind me. he is awaiting a court hearing that will decide on the terms of his extradition. we have spoken to his lawyer this morning and he gave kind of his estimate. he reckons it might take several weeks for the extradition to happen. they will be awaiting all of the documents to arrive here in georgia. all of those documents have to be translated into georgian language. it will be up to a judge to decide on the exact terms of his extradition. rayhan, for the moment, thank you very much. we'll be speaking to charlotte brown's sister katie in just a few minutes. superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics pose as big a threat to humanity as climate change. that's the warning from the health secretary matt hancock as he sets out a new five—year plan to tackle the problem. the overuse of antibiotics has made infections more difficult to treat and leads to thousands of deaths

in the uk each year, as our health correspondent dominic hughes explains. antimicrobial resistance, in other words, the ability of drugs to stop drugs like antibiotics from working, is a serious threat. experts say, if unchecked, within three decades drug—resistant bugs could kill 10 million people around the world every year. if antibiotics stopped working, even minor infections from just a simple cut could prove fatal. unless we get a grip on resistance to antibiotics, people will die from these things, and antibiotics won't be able to save them. so, the uk government is renewing efforts to reduce our current use of antibiotics, which has already fallen, down by 7% since 2014. but the number of drug—resistant infections has increased by more thana third. so now the government wants to cut human use by a further 15% in the next five years, for example, by reducing the number of people picking up infections. drug companies will also be

encouraged to reduce new antibiotics. they will be paid on the basis of how valuable the drugs are to the nhs rather than the sheer quantity that are sold. this is a great plan, this is a world first, it's a plan that looks to address antimicrobial resistance not just here in the uk but globally, and if we get this quite right, we could save millions of lives worldwide in the future. the threat posed by the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock is very real. dominic hughes, bbc news. not enough is being done to protect the public in england and wales from sex offenders, according to inspectors for the prison and probation services. in two cases, convicted sex offenders were allowed to stay in budget hotels instead of monitored bail hostels on leaving jail. the warnings come after the first inspection to focus on sex offenders in nine years. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.

attacked in her own home, 37—year—old lisa skidmore was raped and murdered by a man under probation supervision. leroy campbell had a history of serious sexual offending. a report found there being clear professional failings in the way he was assessed and monitored. now an inspection has uncovered wider problems with the way sex offenders are managed and supervised in england and wales. the report found much of the work to address sexual offending was poor. a third of risk assessments of sex offenders were insufficient. and some children were not being protected properly from convicted paedophiles. this is a national priority now. we are dealing with large numbers of offenders here and some very significant risk, and i am sure that the public appetite will be that those risks should be much better managed than they are at the moment. the report says a shortage of places in approved premises, known as probation hostels, where prisoners can be safely monitored on release,

meant some sex offenders were placed in unsuitable accommodation, including budget hotels. the question needs to be asked, why are they being sent to these types of places, even if there were no rooms in an approved premises, where they ought to be, what sort of risk assessment has been carried out to make sure that these people are not in contact with potentially vulnerable adults and children? the ministry ofjustice says hotels are used only in exceptional circumstances. the department says it will tackle the very serious issues raised in the report. theresa may will meet union leaders later today to talk about the next steps of her brexit plan. the prime minister will try to find a compromise with the tuc, unison, unite and the gmb after her deal was overwhelmingly voted down by mps last week. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent alex forsyth. now, alex, in your years of

political reporting, when did you think you would see the unions, the heads of the unions, various unions, having a conversation around the table, a cosy chat perhaps with a conservative prime minister? yes, certainly not something you expect to see, but let's be fair, brexit has thrown the normal political rules a window so we expect today to see the big british union bosses walk up into number ten downing st to talk to theresa may. from the perspective this is part of her effort to get as much support and she can for her deal from wherever she can for her deal from wherever she can for her deal from wherever she can get it. and for the unions, altogether they will be collectively pushing to make sure that workers' rights are protected. they are a little bit divided on the issue of whether there should be a second referendum. some think it is an option, but len mccluskey, the boss of unite, one of the biggest unions, thinks it could be quite damaging to labour in the areas where lots of labour in the areas where lots of labour people voted to leave the eu. now he has quite a lot of sway with

the labour leadership and so far jeremy corbyn hasn't swung behind the idea of a second vote either. he has also, jeremy corbyn, contemplated whether to support an effort from some backbench mps to possibly talay brexit to stop us living without a deal. he is waiting that up at the moment. —— delay. what we will see today is more difficult questions about brexit and the choices they pose not least for political leaders. indeed. 0k, alex, thanks very much. donald trump has given his backing to venezuela's opposition leader juan guaido, who has declared himself interim president. it comes amid mass protests against president nicolas maduro who has overseen years of economic decline. the venezuelan government has responded by cutting political ties with the us. president trump has backed down in a row with the democratic congressional speaker nancy pelosi, agreeing to delay his state of the union address until the government shutdown is over. it's the keynote speech by the president in which he sets out his agenda for the year. mrs pelosi had revoked an earlier invitation to give the high profile speech at the house of representatives because of an ongoing shutdown of some government departments. for many drivers,

finding a parking space, or even being able to park, is often their least favourite part of owning a car. but now a new trial could see robots do it for us. gatwick airport is set to bring the stanley parking droid to its car park. the technology uses a small automated robot, similar to a forklift truck, which picks up cars and park them in a designated space using gps technology. its creators say it will create more space because cars can be parked closer together. it sort of drags it along, lifted up and puts it back neat and safe, no damage done. that is tight, isn't it? gps technology. the robot knows what it is doing. the creators say it will make more space because cars can be parked closely together.“ is the future. we will have the

sport coming up with sally, of course i look at the weather with carol a little bit later. let's return to our top story. when charlotte brown died in a speedboat crash on the thames, herfamily had to endure even more agony when her killer went on the run. this morning they're hoping that justice could finally be done, afterjack shepherd ended his ten months as a fugitive by handing himself into a police station in georgia. let's speak to charlotte's sister katie now. katie, very good morning to you, and we very much appreciate you speaking to us this morning, i know your family has been through such a lot and these are very difficult times for you so we are all aware of that. cani for you so we are all aware of that. can ijust for you so we are all aware of that. can i just get for you so we are all aware of that. can ijust get a sense for you so we are all aware of that. can i just get a sense first of all, when you first heard the news that jack shepherd had walked in to this police station and, i don't know, maybe saw the pictures for the first time, can you give us a sense of how you and the family felt? yes, so, when we heard, all very shocked and

relieve, but last night, as we saw his tv interview, increasing feelings of anger, to be honest with you. to see him just stroll into the police station smiling and waving, it was just unbelievable, his arrogance over everything, and i believe that handing himself in is purely for selfish reasons. he is doing it so that he thinks he is not... he wants his appeal to be successful. and i don't think he thinks that he is going to have to serve his sentence. 0k, thinks that he is going to have to serve his sentence. ok, so, we know a little more and you have alluded to some of the comments he has made, because he has spoken to reporters, there was a brief clips on camera, just take you through what he said, these are some of the issues you have, he has complained of feeling upset about reading about himself,

he said, just to clarify it is an established fact that charlotte was driving. and he goes on to say, she was my main concern, as in charlotte was my main concern, as in charlotte was my main concern. those are just some of the comments we know he has made as he was picking to reporters. yes, so, firstly, in his original statement the following day of the incident, he claimed to be the most drunk he had ever been. he said that he couldn't remember the point of impactand he couldn't remember the point of impact and leading up to the impact he said that he couldn't remember if he said that he couldn't remember if he had taken over the wheel from charlie, so i don't think that he is consistent, he is contradicting his statement that was red and shown in court. and so all we have is his

word. the only person who knows what happened that night is jack shepherd and it is only his word. it has not been proven. and the other point... 0ne been proven. and the other point... one of the other things... sorry, carry on. the other thing he made about the defect to the boat, that wasn't proven to have occurred from the incident. experts in court said that the boat had 0ne one or two of the other comments he made, he said for example i am very frightened about what might happen andi frightened about what might happen and i hope justice frightened about what might happen and i hopejustice will prevail. how do those comments, you must read those as well, with you? -- have read those. so, he seems to be concerned about his own feelings and how he is felt to other whole thing and has had no empathy or more is for his reckless actions, that he

has caused the loss of my sister's life, and while he has been off in georgia, that he claims he went to see friends and has always wanted to see friends and has always wanted to see the scenery there, almost like it was a holiday. he been off, he said that he has been out socialising, going to nightclubs. so while he's been doing that, we have been back you, had the agony of the trial, left to pick up the pieces. he's not about charlie, ask, respect for the legal system, all he is thinking about is himself and his feelings. —— us stop white are you any feelings. —— us stop white are you a ny clearer feelings. —— us stop white are you any clearer about why this has happened now? i know that you have been campaigning for a long time, there have been a number of state m e nts there have been a number of statements and meetings you've had with government ministers, for example. -- katie, are you any

clearer. so i can only speculate that the increased media attention on the back of the support we've had in the press, which we are very grateful for, in the press, which we are very gratefulfor, and in the press, which we are very grateful for, and then the in the press, which we are very gratefulfor, and then the home secretary meeting we had, i can only imagine that it almost forced him to have to give himself in because he probably knew that it was either that he would be found sooner rather than later. on a practical note, we we re than later. on a practical note, we were speaking to our correspondence short while ago, who is outside the court building word is being held, and they are saying, his lawyers are saying they are now awaiting various procedural issues that indicating it could be several weeks before things are clarified. —— correspondent. so their query is, there could be a period of time, that remains to be seen that that remains a frustrating time viewing the family. —— there clearly is. yes, i mean we all believe that is in police custody,

so that is a step in the right direction, but we are yet to be updated from police tomorrow, so we hope to hear more about those details. katie, we can see that treasured teacher charlotte by next year there. i wonder if you can give us year there. i wonder if you can give usa year there. i wonder if you can give us a sense year there. i wonder if you can give us a sense of year there. i wonder if you can give us a sense of over year there. i wonder if you can give us a sense of over this period of time, i know in interviews you have done with us before now, you've said it is impossible to think anything else because he ran away from justice, that it has been so consuming for you. yes, it is, the bottomline is that charlie lost her life and this was from his actions, and that never goes away, and charlie was a special person and we hope from this, that some good can come from this and the laws on waterways will be charlie's legacy.

—— tightening. waterways will be charlie's legacy. -- tightening. katie, thank you so much for your time this morning. we do appreciate it is not the easiest thing for you to talk about, so thank you for your time this morning. thank you, thank you for talking to me. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it has been very, very chilly. it feels like we've had a little bit of respite before it gets cold again, i think. that is certainly coming our way again at the day into night. what we had this morning is a cold start, there is cost around, there is actually a 90 degrees temperature difference the moment. it is —9 in the boyne and plus ten in the isles of scilly, in between there is a risk of ice and we do have some wintry showers once again. it has been quite so in some parts of the country overnight, in the north and the west we also have this system sinking south. this is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow and will continue to move into the south—east later. we also have another weather front coming in, this warm front, it

is going to move into the west today, overnight continue to cost us before clearing the course of tomorrow. so first thing this morning, there is patchy mist and fog to look out for in scotland, when they listen some of it will be slow to clear, we will seize by the skies develop in the north and west but then there are warm front is coming to northern scotland, northern ireland, west wales and the south—west, introducing thicker cloud and also as an patchy light rain and drizzle. ahead of that, there will be some patchy rain, but there will be some patchy rain, but the weather system will move to the south take its winter rain with it. the cloud will continue to advance into from the west and you can see the kind of temperature values that you can expect during the afternoon. pushing onto the evening and overnight, we start off on a cold note, with some frost, is an patchy fog but as are warm front continues to move in the west to the east it is going to introduce the cloud, some spots of rain and also milder

conditions will follow, so these are our overnight lows. for some, they are better than maximum temperatures. tomorrow then, he was a warm front continuing to drift off onto the near continent, by the skies following behind, but there will still be some showers coming in across the north and west. some of the merging to give longer spells of rain but one feature of the myer‘s whether is it is going to be much milder across—the—board. most, will be back into double figures. saturday looks a bit like this now, so we have got rain coming in across scotland, with mostly hill snow, and then you can see this neck system coming in from the west, that too is going to introduce rain. in between, there will be something dry and bright and the temperature wise, we are still looking at mild conditions that further south that you travel, but as the wind starts to veer towards a northerly, colder conditions and on sunday increasingly in the north, we will see some or wintry showers. thank

you very much, we will see you later on. should we talk brexit? can't get away from it. all other phrases that come with brexit, very confusing for all of us. our political correspondent chris mason is the man to explain all of that. yes, good morning to you, welcome to the university of bedfordshire and welcomed by jungle university of bedfordshire and welcomed byjungle jargon university of bedfordshire and welcomed by jungle jargon because you probably realise that people like me talk a lot about brexit and start using terms that frankly even people like me sometimes struggle to understand and frankly have not really heard of much at all until a couple of years ago, seeking get lost in the superjargon, which is totally incompatible. so i challenge today, given that brexit is everywhere and is going to be absolutely everywhere for the next couple of days, weeks, months, maybe yea rs, couple of days, weeks, months, maybe years, is to try and take a good

look at it and try and get to the bottom of what some of these terms mean. firstly, let me introduce you toa mean. firstly, let me introduce you to a bunch of guys from britain. good morning to you stop the morning. right, iwilljust good morning to you stop the morning. right, i willjust grab the microphone here. what is your name? neela. how close are you following brexit? i am following it really closely, because i help businesses, particularly food and drink businesses, and they are struggling to understand brexit. between you and me, how buffering is it for you? very baffling, is a confusing and it just feels like chaos. let's have a look at some of the terms that we have him a table. no deal brandishing here, be honest, is that baffling? yeah, very baffling. i do not really know what is going on and much of the country does not know either. no deal means the lead opinion opinion no deal, simple as

that. that is pretty much the gist of it and we have an expert on taps pick their brains than just a second. let's dive around the table. where should we had next? let's go round here. good morning, what is your name? i am peter evans. and here we have customs union, can you hazard a guess? well, it means we can deal across the customs union pretty much really, we can move freely. yeah, we... there is nothing stopping us talking together, working together, trading together, living together. thank you. i'm going to grab this sign, i'm going to ta ke going to grab this sign, i'm going to take ownership of this head over to take ownership of this head over to speak to georgina right in institute for government was over here because this is my favourite term to love to hate, georgina, backstop, which is a term normally associated with the game of rounders at primary school teachers everywhere. can you have a crack at

defining this for as? good morning to you. good morning, as one of those terms that we he will the time right now and clearly it is, the idea of backstop is to stop something from happening at the very la st something from happening at the very last minute. —— wright. so what it is comic concerns the border between northern ireland and ireland, so we know the uk shares a border with ireland, that happens to be a member state. at the moment, we're part of the eu in one single market. if we let the eu and we no longer want to be in the single market, no longer wa nt be in the single market, no longer want to abide by the same rules, then we would have subjects of that border. because that border has a history of conflict and because there is no infrastructure there at there is no infrastructure there at the moment, this backstop acts like an insurance policy. it says if we do not manage to find a solution to keep that border open and to minimise the kind of bored infrastructure, we would have an insurance policy called what we call backstop, and so it would essentially be keep northern ireland

closely related to the eu, and it would abide by more rules than the re st of would abide by more rules than the rest of great britain, but it would only happen unless and until another solution is fine. billion explanation in a word, how frequently do you find yourself or buy all this? much on a daily basis, frequently. thank you, we will speak to you later. and if nothing from this last couple of minutes sticks in your mind because it is all pretty complicated, let me plead that you take a look at a jargon buster tool that we have got on the bbc website. and you can put any term you like into that and hopefully there is an understandable definition that will pop up on your screen. short and snappy, that is what we need. hopefully that will help. we will speak to you later. lots more myths being debunked. and i must say, if you have got a sort of fame favourite least understood

bit of terminology, let us know and we'll pass that on the chris anc of we'll pass that on the chris anc of we can get explained for you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will see when a couple of minutes. —— you in. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah 0rchard. health officials in hertfordshire are being criticised for spending nearly £7000 on tickets for an award ceremony, the night before a respite centre in watford closed due to a lack of funds. many familes affected by the closure are angry. in a statement, herts valleys clinical commissioning group said it's proud its staff were shortlisted for an awards ceremony and had booked the cheapest deals possible. heathrow airport is trialling new technology that could cut flight delays. the artificial intelligence has been installed to help air traffic controllers track planes in reduced visibility. it's hoped that instead of using radar guidance, which takes longer, the new technology will see planes land more frequently. now it's not every day you meet

a young adult who has achieved so much success at 20 years old, but that's what one londoner has done. santino le saint is the co—founder of a record label that gives young people the opportunity to make music, without the huge price tag. he says people are able to create their own brand these days without it costing them a fortune. as an artist myself, i can be so self—sufficient, just with instagram, ican self—sufficient, just with instagram, i can completely create my own brand and really sell my music through there, and if you have a certain amount of followers and people are buying into your stuff, you can create kind of whatever you want. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes this morning, there's a part suspension to the 0verground after a late finish to engineering work at norwood junction. they also delays on the district line. -- there are. and on the roads — southbound traffic on the a406 north circular is building into the a40 at the hanger lane gyratory system from park royal.

there is also a lane blocked northbound approaching junction 25. and a reminder that chelsea host tottenham at stamford bridge tonight. so fulham road will be closed between harwood road and hortensia road from 6:15pm until kickoff at 7:45pm. let's get the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's cold out there and we're starting off the day with a widespread sharp frost, temperatures a good few degrees below freezing for many spots. there are also a few early mist patches around, as well as a met office weather warning out for ice, slippery surfaces, particularly across parts of hertfordshire, essex and kent. now, we will see some wintry showers, i think, for the first half of the day, then it's going to turn dry with plenty of cloud. there could be a bit of sleet, maybe a bit of snow in those morning showers tracking their way in from the north—west, pushing their way eastwards as we move through the late morning, and then it's turning dry with plenty of cloud, temperatures peaking

in the mid—single figures. so still feeling rather chilly, but overnight tonight, that's going to change. now, for the first half of the night, we'll see temperatures dip down to as low as one or two celsius, staying dry, lots of clous around, a few bits of drizzle, then temperatures are set to rise as we head into some milder air into tomorrow morning, a big jump in temperature tomorrow, all the way up to 10 celsius. lots of cloud and some outbreaks of drizzle. i'll be back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though, it's back to dan and naga. goodbye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's just on 7:30am. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the family of charlotte brown, who was killed in a speedboat crash on the thames, have accused her killer of arrogance after he handed himself into police in georgia. jack shepherd was sentenced to six years injuly after being convicted of manslaughter but was absent throughout his trial after going on the run. speaking to breakfast

in the past half hour, charlotte's sister katie told us of her anger after seeing shepherd defend himself during an interview on georgian tv. to see him just stroll into the police station, smiling and waving, itjust, it police station, smiling and waving, it just, it was police station, smiling and waving, itjust, it was unbelievable, his arrogance over everything, and i believe that he handing himself in is purely for selfish reasons. he is doing it so that he thinks he wants his appeal to be successful and i don't think he thinks that he is going to have to serve his sentence. antibiotic resistance is as big a threat as climate change, the health secretary will say today, as he unveils a new five—year plan to tackle the problem. matt hancock will say the overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths a year through drug—resistant superbugs. the government is planning to change the way it funds drug companies to encourage them to develop new medicines.

it is not profitable at the moment to make antibiotics. it takes ten to 20 years to come to market and it cost hundreds of millions of pounds. and i guess a lot of industry have had theirfingers burnt in and i guess a lot of industry have had their fingers burnt in the past. so we are in a situation where it is not profitable for industry to do it. so there has to be some incentives. not enough is being done to protect the public in england and wales from sex offenders, according to inspectors for the prison and probation services. in two cases, convicted sex offenders who should have been put in monitored bail hostels after leaving jail were allowed to stay in budget hotels. the ministry ofjustice says hotels are used only in exceptional circumstances. the prime minister will meet union leaders later to talk about the next steps of her brexit plan. theresa may will try to find a compromise with the tuc, unison, unite and the gmb after her deal was overwhelmingly voted down by mps last week. but a number of the leaders have backed delaying the uk's exit date from the eu, and some support another referendum.

donald trump has given his backing to venezuela's opposition leader juan guaido, who has declared himself interim president. it comes amid mass protests against president nicolas maduro who has overseen years of economic decline. the venezuelan government has responded by cutting political ties with the us. us president donald trump says he will not deliver his annual state of the union speech until after the government shutdown is over. the address is the major platform for the president to set out his vision for the year, but yesterday house speaker nancy pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address congress, saying government services should fully reopen first. the shutdown has left 800,000 federal staff without pay since 22 december. and those are the main stories this morning. 7:34am is the time. you are

going to take us to a warm place. two warm places this morning, the caribbean and australia coming up in this bulletin. we will start with the west indies. how many times have we said this over the years? jimmy anderson the star for england yet again. he took four wickets in the final session against the west indies to swing the first test in england's favour. the hosts are 264 for 8 going into day two. anderson's the first english bowler to take 200 test wickets away from home. no surprises. manchester city are unsurprisingly through to the final of the league cup. remember the holders had a 9—0 lead going into the second leg against burton albion, but they could only score once last night. the aggregate score was 10—0. they'll play either chelsea or spurs in the final at the end of february. chelsea's new signing gonzalo higuain won't be able to play in that semi—final against spurs tonight because he signed too late. he'sjoined on loan until the end of the season when chelsea have the option to buy. there was a full schedule

in the scottish premiership last night, and celtic moved a point clear at the top thanks to a 4—0 win over st mirren. elsewhere, jermaine defoe scored his first goal for rangers, but he couldn't stop them losing to kilmarnick. eamonn brophy cancelled out the former england striker‘s goal, beforejordanjones got the winner against the team that he'lljoin in the summer. so you've won loads of titles, have the jet—set lifestyle, clothing deals and luxury cars. your own vignette? is this your life? yes, no! i am talking about dave, david beckham. what do you need

a non—league football team, it seems. the former manchester united and england captain is taking a 10% stake in salford city, joining his class of ‘92 teammates who already co—own the club. it's another footballing investment for beckham, who also owns inter miami who'll join the mls in america next year. five years of trying to get the team in miami going and now it is finally on its way. now i am able to get involved. seeing the stories, seeing what they have done with the club, the stadium, and obviously having peter, who is a special part of this, it is a special group of people. to now be part of this incredible team, it is going to be exciting. not quite sure it works as dave. do you not think? no! david beckham? his mates going, all right, dave?“ is like calling former number one andy castle. charlie, boy. only my

wife can call me andy. does anyone call you andy? now and again someone cheeky might say andy. my mother said "andrew!" when i was naughty. cheeky might say andy. my mother said "andrew!" when i was naughtylj said "andrew!" when i was naughty.” kind of get chaz in a friendly way. i don't like it. that is why i do it. honestly, i don't mind at all. you could have introduced andrew as the former australian open semifinalist. yes, if you consider doubles to be the same... yes, we do. you could have said the person who volleyed at the wrong place in the mixed doubles with anhalt and i don't want you to think i am still thinking about it! —— anne hobbs. anne hobbs have the most potty mouth of all time and she told me exactly what she thought. i volleyed to sherwood stewart, he lobbed down and

then we no longer have it. as i say, it was only 45 years ago! laughter. is it playing behind your eyes at the moment? i wish i had volleyed in a different place, put it that way. you are here to talk about what's going on in melbourne at the moment. we have the lineup for the women's final. we have, and naomi osaka has beaten carolyn pliskova. pliskova ran out of steam. she was the one who played serena williams in the controversial us open final. the press co nfe re nces controversial us open final. the press conferences are very controversial us open final. the press conferences are very charming. her personality is as good as tennis. she is like a breath of fresh air. a winning smile and a winning game as well. this sort of success won't surprise her. she goes into the final against pedro kvitova. .. another great story. in december 2016 as we look at the

final appeal here, yes, december 2016 as we look at the finalappeal here, yes, i december 2016 as we look at the final appeal here, yes, i think she already knew. i don't think she knows camera is. in the other semi—final, petra kvitova of the czech republic has gone through. twice wimbledon champion. of course, the story you were talking about was when she was stabbed in 2016 at home. yes. think about something like that, coming back, so this is her first like that, coming back, so this is herfirst grand like that, coming back, so this is her first grand slam final in like that, coming back, so this is herfirst grand slam final in a like that, coming back, so this is her first grand slam final in a few yea rs. her first grand slam final in a few years. she never thought it would happen, danny collins of the us has shown she is a star certainly on the right —— danielle collins. it is petra kvitova who goes on the final. and what we saw with the serena williams game of course, she has nerves of steel. and she fought back in an extraordinary way, which, given what you said she's been through in her personal life, i guess... do you remember monica seles being stabbed in 1993? she never fully recovered. whether some of it was physical, but ultimately

it is in here. but for petra kvitova at home, to be stabbed through the rest, to have surgery, to have the whole of her career coming into question, which he come back at all? —— wrist look, we love story, but this is real. we are not making this up. we love character, don't we? we love character. you are very naughty. we like a character, she is talking about sasha sverev and stephano tsitsipas, a great character, who looks like it came off mount olympus. he does. and he has something of the christ the redeemer about him. he is a character and wonderful player. he beat roger federer a couple of rounds ago and he beat batista agut. last year he was ranked 90 in the world, he was 19 and getting better. suddenly he looks like a potential

grand slam champion. and he has ignited men's tennis, him and sasha sverev look better than any previous generation. that is refreshing. fantastic to have someone else around. at some point novak djokovic and rafael nadal and roger federer, but they will be needing some to come through. rafael nadal will play stephano tsitsipas at 8:30am. at some point we will be commentating on that. that clash between them, given the styles you were talking about, stephano tsitsipas and his reinvention of serving and volleying against rafael nadal, the old—fashioned clay—court against rafael nadal, the old —fashioned clay—court player. rafael nadal hasn't played in five months. he is a sporting phenomenon. he is ridiculous, so is novak.

stephano tsitsipas is a real deal, he plays beautifully, lovely on the eye, and a great style to the man. and he gives a great press conference afterwards. so the game is looking in good shape, men and women. just a quick question away from this, did you have a hip operation? yes, i have a lovely shiny titanium hip. have you seen it? yes, he showed it to me, i was like, i don't know... he wouldn't give me the old one. i could have given it to the dog. i am asking because of andy murray and the decisions... you are laughing! what do you think will happen?“ decisions... you are laughing! what do you think will happen? if he had a new hit two years ago i think he would be in a position to win a lot of matches now —— a new hip. he is on the same path as many, many people before him. he is going to feel wonderful and pain free when all of this is over. and, knowing his appetite for winning, for playing, competing, training, he loves it all, i think he will be

sorely tempted to come back. the hips nowadays, the technology is so fantastic i wouldn't be surprised in two years fantastic i wouldn't be surprised in two yea rs if fantastic i wouldn't be surprised in two years if we saw him hitting balls again and i would love it. if he could blow his own expectation and just enjoy hitting the ball, maybe he will want to come back. you have sat down on the sofa with the agility of a cat. and now i am about to leap away. laughter. lovely to see. it is nice to see. goodbye. see you. cheers, chaz. enough of that. here it is carol. we will say it properly. good morning, everybody. that was quite funny. this morning it isa that was quite funny. this morning it is a chilly start to the day. there is the risk of ice or delma, untreated surfaces, frost around and wintry showers once again, so this morning it is a mix of rain, sleet and snow, but of course not everywhere. you can see quite nicely

on the radar and sludge at where we have seen the rain and the snow through the course of the night. it has persisted across the north and west of scotland and we have this runa sinking west of scotland and we have this run a sinking south. but later on as the weather front is in from the west, it will introduce more cloud, patchy rain and drizzle and through today and tomorrow morning it will clear off into the north sea. so this morning we have the wintry showers pushing down towards the south—east, eventually clearing, leaving cloud behind. it will brighten up. some of us especially in scotland will have patchy fog, slow to clear, but it will. 0ut in scotland will have patchy fog, slow to clear, but it will. out to the west, here is the warm front, introducing the cloud in the west with patchy, light rain and drizzle but note that temperatures, it won't be as cold in the west as it is going to be in the east. so if we zoom going to be in the east. so if we zoom in and look at the temperatures across the board, you will see what i mean. 0ver across the board, you will see what i mean. over in the east we are looking at values of two to about five or six, whereas in the west,

seven or eight, maybe even nine. now as we have on through the evening and overnight we start off in the east on a cold night with frost and patchy fog but as the warm front continues to move from the west to the east it won't only introduce more cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle but it will also bring in some mild air. and we will hang onto a few showers in the north and west. so this coming night will be milder than the one that has just gone. tomorrow, then, we start off with the dregs of the warm front pushing away from the south—east, then not a bad day for many, it will be dry for most, some sunny spells developing. in the west we are prone to showers and some could merge to give longer spells of rain for the north—west of scotla nd spells of rain for the north—west of scotland for example. temperature—wise we are in pretty good shape if you like it miles. temperatures easily for a lot of the uk will climb into single figures —— maehl. saturday, uncertainty about the forecast, but what we think at the forecast, but what we think at the moment is for england and wales we start on a largely dry note and a

bright note. we have to make weather fronts, one in the north introducing all of this rain, with mostly hill snow, and another from the west introducing some rain as well. temperature—wise, well, we are looking at cold conditions in the north as we see the wind move to a northerly, but still hanging on in the far south—east especially with some mild air. thank you very much. the time now is 7:46 a.m.. we are going to go straight to piccadilly station now and ben is there for us this morning, we are focusing this morning, we are focusing this morning and hs2 i guess if you asked civil right now what is happening and hs2, they might be a little bit confused as to what progress there has been, what is happening. bring us has been, what is happening. bring us up—to—date. has been, what is happening. bring us up-to-date. yeah, you are absolutely right. although attention has been elsewhere of late, but i won't take it to the map because thatis won't take it to the map because that is the best way to describe where we are so far and what has been done, and you will know that

hsz has been split into three different phases, the first part is in london to birmingham, that has been given approval, but there is concern over the next phases, there isa concern over the next phases, there is a second phase that goes in birmingham the crew and that is due to be debated by mps next year and then hopefully should have passengers on board by about 2027, but as the next bit that is a ben real cause for concern. that is the bit that will take you from crew to manchester and leeds. there is no suggestion that it necessarily will get the sign off, is due to open in 2033. there is real concern that that part of them will not be built given our experience of doing infrastructure projects and the delays and cost overruns that often associated with it, so there is a lot of concern about those projects not been built entirely. let me introduce you to the campaign manager. hsz, it would be pretty happy at this project did not get

the green light at all? well, absolutely, living with hsz is you have that industry experts have come out and said that the entire budget of h52 would get blown just out and said that the entire budget of h52 would get blownjust building phase one and people are saying we need the capacity it delivers, there are tens of thousands, hundreds of people coming from the trains you on the northern, hundreds of thousands across the country crammed into rush—hour trains every day you are being told hsz will bring more capacity but it will not, basically we re capacity but it will not, basically were telling them that you are going to build a train for the people that can by first class, for the business elite and there might be some trickle—down effect benefits for the little people, but this is basically a project that is being pushed by george osborne's lobbying cloud. big investment, £56 billion of the current price tag. it would improve the speed from london to birmingham beyond that is that money better spent elsewhere? —— club. beyond that is that money better spent elsewhere? -- club. well,

absolutely this money is better spent elsewhere. the narrative is now moving on the regeneration because they talked about capacity on they talked about the north, all these arguments have been a boston now they are saying will be regenerative. 0f now they are saying will be regenerative. of course, you get a lot more generationjust regenerative. of course, you get a lot more generation just spending money where it needs to be spent. —— have been a blast and now they are saying. hs2 have euphemistically said the project is supporting 7000 jobs across the country. this lot has said that is not good enough, it is not supporting 7000 jobs across the country, it has created 7000 jobsjust in birmingham, and that is the level of debate he was seeing these projects. —— bust. want to build a lobbying for it and that is you are going to going to talk to neck. ok, for now, thank you so much. let's talk about those jobs. morning to you. we talked there about the jobs that will be created,

about the jobs that will be created, a lot of investment, and that is the thing that you are looking out. it is really important for your sector, isn't it? it is, in terms of investment in hs2, is fundamentally important to achieve economic growth, jobs and housing opportunities that are so needed in the north, it would be a catalyst for economic growth in the future. it is not if we get hs2, it is when we get hs2 that is fundamental. it is not if we get hs2, it is when we get h52 that is fundamental. that doesn't have to be hs2 that brings that investment? a lot of people in this part of the world say that what the money should be spent on is a better rail link between east and west, so between manchester and leeds in liverpool, a richter currently takes much longer than it should. it is not either, it is both. they are comp entry, in terms of that we have got to continue and we need both investments this side of the country if we are to achieve economic employment opportunities and much—needed jobs for people in the north to allow them to live and work where they want to. lisa, for

now, thank you so much, we will talk toa now, thank you so much, we will talk to a little bit later. bigot a sense about what is happening on both sides of this as to where those extra bits will be built on whether the government will commit to building them, it comes at a big cost but we have heard that it is important to generate the north and that northern powerhouse that we have heard a lot about. signing off on getting it the second two phrases built is a big thing that they are talking about. the morning commute is beginning here at manchester piccadilly station this morning. thank you. if you're huddling in the house with the heating on this morning, perhaps you are not thinking about gardening. winter is actually a great time to get stuck into the digging and pruning, and there's growing evidence it could be one of the best ways to shake off the winter blues too. tim has the right clothes and a pair of boots in a garden in bristol for

us of boots in a garden in bristol for us this morning. good morning. yes, we here in bristol botanic garden. as you say, it is a bit colder that is not stopped the volunteers who coming out and doing some gardening because they have been many reports linking governing the positive mental health, and this time of year, it is cold and dark, it is a good way of tackling the january blues. we see some of the volunteers out here this morning, another place which demonstrates very well that winter gardens is something to be very much enjoyed is wakehurst in west sussex, which it is winter garden has recently opened this very weak, so i have been down there to have a look and see what positive impacts that garden is happening. —— is having. lots of people think that a garden closes down at winter, but actually, it's very much alive. we've got birch trees, we've got some prunus trees, we've also got dogwoods,

and we've got lots of bulb snowdrops, we've got some cyclamens as well, and we have crocuses and lots of different types of grasses as well. the winter garden in wakehurst, west sussex. 33,000 plants thriving, at the temperature drops. the main thing about this garden is that it's here to inspire. without doubt, this garden is beautiful to look at, but does it go deeper than that? many believe that during dark, cold, winter months, plants can have a more profound effect. we talk about connecting to nature, that can be in very wild places but even just in a garden environment like this, there's a whole sort of different set of stimuli that can make us feel alive, perhaps on a dark or unhappy on a winter's day, it can sort of make us feel positive again. not all plants flower in the summer. there's a small group of pollinating plants about in winter a group of plants that think hang

on, i'm going to grab that opportunity, and reach out using a strong colour or a strong scent. this is actually amazing, one of our native dogwoods, we do a little horticulture trick here, we this down to the ground in the spring, and they produce very, very strong, richly coloured stems. if this was a summer's day, the bumblebees would actually be out pollinating this, and throughout february, you see a mass of bumblebees pollinating like this. as gardeners, we can manipulate some these evolutionary strategies and just turn them into beauty. your president of horticultural society among other things, you have looked at the impact on well—being the garden can have. how important is that? absolutely important, especially this time of year in

winter. you have all the seedlings and new shoots coming through and it really use your spirits. it is not just the physical exercise, is it? no, it is the magic of the little plant surviving in getting through all that and you think yes, i can do all that and you think yes, i can do a too and there is nothing better. we will talk to little later on. we are have a quick scoot around him and took some of the volunteers doing it the planting, you work at the university of bristol, don't you? what the university of bristol, don't you ? what people the university of bristol, don't you? what people do this weekend and they want to be doing some gardening? well, there is lots that you can be doing. better still growing in winter, theyjust move more slowly. you can buy plants in containers, there is beautiful daphne that is flowing at the moment, it is lovely, it has a gorgeous scent. flowers throughout the winter months right into the early spring and are really does lift the spirits and if you have this house, front or back garden, it greets you when you come home, a reminder of the garden as you leave work in the morning, this kind of

plant, which is hardy and can be grown anywhere in the british isles, is absolutely perfect. there is a volunteer doing some planting here as well. yes, there is some prostrate rosemary, of course we've had a couple of dry days, so they are flowering. we also have some alpine zuckerman, which are very, very hardy. it also is an early roses on the primrose. thank you very much for chatting to us. lots of inspiration. gardening is something hindu over the winter time. we will have a little more from the garden here in bristol a little later. first, here is the weather, news and travel information where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara 0rchard. health officials in hertfordshire are being criticised for spending nearly £7000 on tickets for an award ceremony, the night before a respite centre in watford closed due to a lack of funds. many familes affected

by the closure are angry. in a statement, herts valleys clinical commissioning group said it's proud its staff were shortlisted for an awards ceremony and had booked the cheapest deals possible. the leader of southwark council has assured market traders at elephant and castle that they will be able to continue trading after the centre's demolished. final approval was given before christmas for a new development, but local traders had expressed concerns. councillor peterjohn also told bbc radio london the character of the area won't be lost. now it's not every day you meet a young adult who has achieved so much success at 20 years old, but that's what one londoner has done. santino le saint is the co—founder of a record label that gives young people the opportunity to make music, without the huge price tag. he says people are able to create their own brand these days without it costing them a fortune. as an artist myself, i can be so self—sufficient, like just with instagram, i can completely create

my own brand and really sell my music through there, and if you have a certain amount of followers and people are buying into your stuff, you can create kind of whatever you want. right, let's take a look at the travel situation this morning. 0n the tubes this morning, there's severe delays on the 0verground. there are delays on the district line, good service on all other lines. and on the roads, southbound traffic on the a406 north circular is building into the a40 at the hanger lane gyratory system from park royal. following a collision, there is congestion back towards the m25. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's cold out there and we're starting off the day with a widespread sharp frost, temperatures a good few degrees below freezing for many spots. there are also a few early mist patches around, as well as a met office weather warning out for ice, slippery surfaces, particularly

across parts of hertfordshire, essex and kent. now, we will see some wintry showers, i think, for the first half of the day, then it's going to turn dry with plenty of cloud. there could be a bit of sleet, maybe a bit of snow in those morning showers tracking their way in from the north—west, pushing their way eastwards as we move through the late morning, and then it's turning dry with plenty of cloud, temperatures peaking in the mid—single figures. so still feeling rather chilly, but overnight tonight, that's going to change. now, for the first half of the night, we'll see temperatures dip down as low as one or two celsius, staying dry, lots of cloud around, a few outbreaks of drizzle, then temperatures are set to rise as we head into some milder air into tomorrow morning, a big jump in temperature tomorrow, all the way up to 10 celsius. lots of cloud and some outbreaks of drizzle. i'll be back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, back to charlie and naga. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the family of charlotte brown, killed in a speedboat crash on the thames, accuses her killer of arrogance after he finally handed himself in to police in georgia. he not thinking about charlie, all oss, all he is thinking about is himself and his feelings. 0n the cusp of a world where a simple graze could be deadly. the health secretary calls on drugs companies to urgently tackle superbugs with more effective antibiotics. will pay chest to ever be built in full? has less readers have written to mps warning them that failure to com plete to mps warning them that failure to complete the high—speed line could hurtjobs and complete the high—speed line could hurt jobs and damage complete the high—speed line could hurtjobs and damage the economy. ——

will hs2 ever be built? it's all smiles for england in the west indies. as an inspired jimmy anderson swings the momentum in england's favour. there's a risk of ice on untreated surfaces and we have wintry showers pushing to south—east. behind that, brighter skies, but more rain coming in from the west. i'll have more in a few minutes. it's thursday the 24th of january. our top story: the family of charlotte brown, who was killed in a speedboat crash on the thames, have accused her killer of "arrogance" after he handed himself into police in georgia. jack shepherd was sentenced to six years injuly after being convicted of manslaughter but was absent throughout his trial after going on the run. this is the momentjack shepherd handed himself in to police. he had been hiding in the georgian capital,

tblisi. before his arrest he gave an interview to a local tv channel.” hope that justice will interview to a local tv channel.” hope thatjustice will be done, and that my appeal will succeed, and that my appeal will succeed, and that i can, everyone can move forward with their lives. last july he was sentenced in his absence to six years in prison for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown. in december 2015 they had been on a first date and after dinner and drinks, jack shepherd took a rout on what he claimed was his speedboat on the thames. this footage was recovered from charlotte's phone. they were both thrown into the water after the boat hit an obstacle. he was found clinging to the whole, charlotte was pulled out, unresponsive. herfamily have been appealing forjack shepherd to return to the uk and said they have been overwhelmed with the news. under current diplomatic agreements between georgia and the ukjack agreements between georgia and the uk jack shepherd is agreements between georgia and the

ukjack shepherd is eligible for extradition. the cps says it is drafting a request. for now, he remains ina drafting a request. for now, he remains in a detention centre, awaiting a court hearing for the next step in his legal process. joining us now from georgia's capital tbilisi is our reporter rayhan demytrie. just take us through what might happen next, in terms of the process. jack shepherd is currently being held in the pre—trial detention centre which is right behind me, the building that you can see. we have heard from his lawyer a short while ago. he confirmed to us that, the hearing will take place on friday morning and a localjudge here will decide on the terms of jack shepherd's extradition to the

uk. we have heard from the british embassy in georgia. they said the british and georgian authorities are cooperating closely on this case. the lawyer said also, he said that the whole process might take some time, because there are a lot of formalities to fill—in, such as translating all the documents into georgian language. i have also been asked, actually, in some of the interviews i did previously that jack shepherd might contest his extradition request. his lawyer has not confirmed that but he also did not confirmed that but he also did not deny that. thank you very much. reporting from tblisi, where jack shepherd is being held. earlier we spoke to charlotte's sister katie. she spoke of the family anger over

cha rlotte's she spoke of the family anger over charlotte's killer's behaviour. to see him smiling and waving at the police station is unbelievable. his arrogance over everything. i believe that him handing himself in is for purely selfish reasons. he is doing it because he thinks, he wants his appeal to be successful, and i don't think he thinks that he's going to have to serve his sentence. katie brown speaking to us earlier, cha rlotte's brown speaking to us earlier, charlotte's sister. a new plan to tackle drug resistant superbugs is being unveiled by the government including proposals to encourage the development of new antibiotics. the health secretary matt hancock said that unless new drugs were found a simple graze could become fatal. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. antimicrobial resistance — in other words, the ability of drugs —— bugs to stop drugs like antibiotics from working — is a serious threat.

experts say, if unchecked, within three decades drug—resistant bugs could kill 10 million people around the world every year. if antibiotics stopped working, even minor infections from just a simple cut could prove fatal. unless we get a grip on resistance to antibiotics, people will die from these things, and antibiotics won't be able to save them. so, the uk government is renewing efforts to reduce our current use of antibiotics, which has already fallen, down by 7% since 2014. but the number of drug—resistant infections has increased by more than a third. so now the government wants to cut human use by a further 15% in the next five years, for example, by reducing the number of people picking up infections. drug companies will also be encouraged to produce new antibiotics. they will be paid on the basis of how valuable the drugs are to the nhs, rather than the sheer quantity

that are sold. this is a great plan, this is a world first, it's a plan that looks to address antimicrobial resistance not just here in the uk but globally, and if we get this quite right, we could save millions of lives worldwide in the future. the threat posed by the use of antibiotics in humans —— over use — and livestock is very real. dominic hughes, bbc news. theresa may will meet union leaders later today to talk about the next steps of her brexit plan. the prime minister will try to find a compromise with the tuc, unison, unite and the gmb after her deal was overwhelmingly voted down by mps last week. here's the latest from our political correspondent alex forsyth. good to see you this morning. it is quite surprising, quite rare to find a conservative prime minister talking to the heads of the unions, the main unions around a table. very rare, but that's what we're going to

see today, we will see them in downing street to talk to theresa may. from her perspective this is about trying to find support wherever she can order brexit deal. but the unions, they will be pushing to make sure that if it is a deal, but workers' rights are protected but workers' rights are protected but there's some division even among the unions when it comes to brexit. some like the idea of a second referendum, others, particularly then mcclusky of the unite union, then mcclusky of the unite union, the big one, he thinks that can alienate voters, who support labour but wanted to leave the eu, and he has quite a lot of sway with the labour leadership, jeremy corbyn, who has not come. well behind the idea of a second vote either, something elsejeremy corbyn is contemplating, whether or not he wa nts to contemplating, whether or not he wants to get behind efforts by backbench mps to possibly delay brexit to stop a no—deal scenario. so, some of the questions that not just union leaders but party leaders

are struggling with when it comes to this tricky, ongoing, difficult issue. donald trump has given his backing to venezuela's opposition leaderjuan guaido who has declared himself interim president. it comes amid mass protests against president nicolas maduro who has overseen years of economic decline. the venezuelan government has responded by cutting political ties with the us. us president donald trump says he will not deliver his annual state of the union speech until after the government shutdown is over. the address is the major platform for the president to set out his vision for the year, but yesterday house speaker nancy pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address congress, saying government services should fully reopen first. the shutdown has left 800,000 federal staff without pay since 22 december. for many drivers, finding a parking space — or even being able to park — is their least favourite part of owning a car. how is this for a solution?

certainly in an airport. gatwick airport is set to bring the "stanley" parking droid to its car park. you get the idea. it looks like a chest freezer. it lifts up your car, does the reverse back in, very neatly. no collisions. this isn't real, this is a made up version of how it would work. there you go. would you trust your cart that thing? i don't know. stanley, the forklift truck? it is basically an unmanned forklift truck. but the ca rs can unmanned forklift truck. but the cars can park more closely together because people are not in them so there was no need to open the doors. it is the future. playing premier league football for the likes of burnley and stoke, footballerjon walters is used to the audulation of thousands.

but this week he's received praise for a different reason — for his honesty — after posting a series of tweets about what it was like to be screened for bowel cancer. in the first one he said: what followed were a series of tweets in whichjonathan told his story with humour and honesty, concluding with the message that there was "no shame in what i've done". he's received praise for raising awareness about a procedure that can be viewed as embarrassing for some men. it isa it is a statement, in many ways. hejoins us now, along with deborah alsina from bowel cancer research uk. good morning. how are you?”

good morning. how are you? i am fine. you are ok, you have been checked. everything is all right? that is the good part of this equation. but take is back in this story because this is about your mum, isn't it? what happened to her? she passed away when i was young, 11 yea rs she passed away when i was young, 11 years old, from bowel cancer. it spread in the latter stages but to begin with it was bowel cancer. she was a nurse at the hospital in the wirral. she got the first symptoms when she was working. we did not know about it until near the end. because of my mum passing away at an early age, 40, because she passed away so young, myself and my brothers and sister have to get checked regularly. so when i was at ipswich i had signs, i had blood on my schools, so he said i should be

checked out because your mum passed away so young. that is one of the signs, isn't it, that people are told to look out for when recognising potential bowel cancer. i was extremely scared. i found it very difficult, i don't talk about my mum, a lot, so to speak about this on here is quite hard. i was extremely scared. i was worried at the time. i had the colonoscopy and it came all clear, then they said haveit it came all clear, then they said have it again in a few years. so i spoke to the club doctor at burnley, and he said the go and see a specialist, which we did, and it was an easy procedure from there. how important is it do have stories like this put on social media in particular, to reach a different kind of audience, different age—group? kind of audience, different age-group? it is super exciting because awareness of bowel cancer remains stubbornly low but it was

the second biggest cancer killer claiming 16,000 lives a year in the uk, 42,000 people diagnosed each year. but when people like you are in the public aitor karanka matters like this, that reaches so many more people. he has treated some really excellent story of his experience, ina way excellent story of his experience, in a way that has resonated. and b1 breakfast this morning there has been massive national pick—up. it doesn't happen in the same way when i tweet! it is such an important message, these are important medical procedures that people should be doing. you tell your story of this particular incident with great humour. we can talk about how important it is, but it is worth saying that your approach to this is, there are elements to this that you have to embraced to a degree that are kind of humorous and embarrassing and you did that. footballers have a huge media platform so to be able to put that

slant on it means you can raise more awareness because if you tell a funny awareness because if you tell a fu n ny story awareness because if you tell a funny story of what you go through with it, it is not quite as dramatic, but the most important message is, if you have got any signs, orany message is, if you have got any signs, or any worries, message is, if you have got any signs, orany worries, check message is, if you have got any signs, or any worries, check out the nhs website, speak to your gp, because i have three children, it can be the difference between if i do not get checked and i leave it six months, that can be the difference between seeing my little son playing football as she grows up, and the bands shows you might go to, that can be the difference, so if you have any signs then get it checked. there is that very serious side, you want to be around for your children and your family, but people will be concerned. you talk about the colonoscopy, of course, what happens. i will quote you here, the colonoscopy, of course, what happens. iwill quote you here, now in the room, i was having a nervous look round for the 12,000 foot tube. and decided that they must bring it

in after the anaesthesiologist worked his magic. then i witnessed a journey through my bowels on a television screen. it is the most simple, easiest procedure. i was making it a bit dramatic to get the awareness out there. it is the most simple, painless procedure, they go through your bowels, they send a camera through, it takes a few minutes to go right through to the end, then ten minutes to pull back through and if they find any polyps they remove them, it is simple and painless and before you know it, it is over. you have an achilles tendon injury at the moment which is worse. yes than once in, are not too far away now. people might be having their breakfast at this time in the morning, did you warn your

father—in—law of the problems that happened with the two lots of laxatives you had to take before the colonoscopy? it was all a little bit touch and go shall we say?” colonoscopy? it was all a little bit touch and go shall we say? i didn't ask him until the night before, can you give me a lift to the hospital?! we might need to stop off on the way m, we might need to stop off on the way in, because, because once you take them, you have to take four... you have to stay close to the toilet!“ is up british way of doing about getting the message across. you speak about it eloquently and with great humour, and that is the best way to get people'sattention to the issue. people are rotten scared of acting on their symptoms because of things like the colonoscopy. and jon is helping to take on that, but not acting on symptoms is the worst thing because if you have a diagnosis of late stage bowel

cancer, it becomes harder to treat. and that is exactly what jon is helping to avoid for many other people. who have spoken to two other friends, who have said, i am not worried now. i have had lots of m essa g es worried now. i have had lots of messages from people saying that they have left it too late, that they have left it too late, that they are going to go and get checked now, they've had symptoms for now, now, they've had symptoms for now, now they need to go and get it checked. i've had lots of surprising responses. but that is what it is about. it is about going and getting it checked. i could have had a mum for 23 years, if she had spotted the signs earlier. and that is the difference, for me, for my children, to be able to do this on a regular basis, and any size, any checks, you have got to go through that.“ basis, and any size, any checks, you have got to go through that. it will impact on people, just the way that you have told your tail. we know that it has been difficult for you to talk about your mum on national

television, but we appreciated, and lots of people will have benefited. it is time for us to take a break and let carol take over for a few minutes. good morning. it is a cold start to the day. there was a risk of ice on untreated surfaces. we have some wintry showers in the forecast. it will turn milder as a weather fun comes in from the west. it is producing some rain already. 0vernight we had wintry showers in the north and west. and as little system is producing a mixture of rain, sleet and snow that will continue to move into the south—east. it is this where the font we are interested in. it is a warm front. it will take until tomorrow to clear, then behind it we will see some milder air returning. we have some patchy fog, visibility is poor around glasgow at the moment. it is a cold start, it will brighten up for some as wintry

showers continued to push down to the south—east. the cloud is continuing to thicken across west of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, we will see some patchy rain and drizzle. some of us already have that combination. for wales and the south—west, but in the west, temperatures are going be higher than in the east. speaking of the east, some bright spells to look forward to. but it is going to be cold. 2—4 degrees. this evening and overnight starting off on a frosty note with some fog. as that warm front continues to move from the west towards the east, taking cloud and rain with it and drizzle, it drags in some milder air behind. still a spring thing of showers in the north and west. the coming night is going to be milder than the night just gone. 10 celsius in belfast would be good as a daytime maximum much less an overnight low. we start off with the dregs of that weather front in the south—east tomorrow,

then that clears, then we're basking in that milder air, then sunshine coming through, but still some showers in the west, some of them merging to give longer spells of rain. temperatures widely in double figures. 0n rain. temperatures widely in double figures. on saturday, this is what you think will happen. this might change, but at the moment, we have a band of rain moving across scotland we re band of rain moving across scotland were predominately you'll snow in some of the heavy bursts, at lower levels in the highlands, and out of the west, a cold front coming in, introducing some rain. ahead of that, still largely dry with bright spells, highs of around ten in london, then the wind veering to a northerly across the north. we will lose the weather front from the south—east and east to the course of sunday. there will be some sunshine around, but with this northerly airflow, this northerly wind, we're looking at some wintry showers, particularly across scotland. we

will see some coming down the north sea coastline getting into northern ireland and wales as well. the extremities exposed to the wind is where we are likely to see them, and we could have heavy bursts down to low levels. temperatures back to lower temperatures once again which will throw you, charlie and nanga! —— naga. will throw you, charlie and nanga! -- naga. the message from you is a lwa ys -- naga. the message from you is always clear about what is coming up. that is what i was going to say. now, iam up. that is what i was going to say. now, i am going to take it back. i will see you later! thanks, carol! we are talking about clarity of language and jargon soup. the terms and phrases bandied around but maybe eve ryo ne and phrases bandied around but maybe everyone struggles with. this is a new word that i have come up with,

it is the explainathon, from chris! what does that mean, diverges?” guess, ultimately, this is what brexit is all about. the uk moving away to an extent from the european union. there has been a big argument about the extent to which that is wise or narrow. we'll come to my jargonjungle as wise or narrow. we'll come to my jargon jungle as i wise or narrow. we'll come to my jargonjungle as i have decided wise or narrow. we'll come to my jargon jungle as i have decided to go with. we are at the university of bedfordshire in luton, looking at all of these battling terms that people like me ramble on about the whole time, as i try to avoid tripping over the easels that we've set these boards on. we can rattle on about these terms, but even the term brexit is about because it is a bit like beauty, it is in the eye of the beholder. i will enterjuicy to

some guys from luton, locals and stu d e nts some guys from luton, locals and students from the university. we have got some terms on the table. how are you on this brexit malarkey? brexit is everything. we are studying brexit as students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. it has an affect on so many levels. even talking to my fiance about it, it is about what is it going to affect our marriage plans, our future. you are a romantic talking about brexit when you got engaged! in the future it will affect are, she wants to get into the police force, i want to be doing what you do in five years' time, and to think this is going to be arabic decision, it is mental. i'm only 21. and for this huge decision to be on our doorstep right now is incredible —— this is going

to bea now is incredible —— this is going to be a big decision. you are in conflict resolution. that is at the heart of this, battles within families, disagreements over brexit, and briefly, resolving conflict, how do you do it? you get people talking but with this thing, brexit means what it means to the person. we did not use that word until two and a half years ago. so it is what you're doing is busting up in the jargon, talking about it, talking it reasonably sensibly, decently, to each other. georgina from the institute for government is loitering behind regulatory alignment. we have 30 seconds to travel through some of these terms. regulatory alignment, what is that? at the moment we are a member of the eu, so we are part of one market, one customs union. so, we aligned

with eu rules. at the moment we all have the same rules. we will leave it with that of regulatory alignment. let me point you in the direction of one thing but looking at today, the bbc website, we have a jargon buster, with all of the terminology you could possibly want to look at, there for you to parisse. earlier, i said that short and snappy was good and actually, thatis and snappy was good and actually, that is the problem you still need the explanation. there is a balance to be made, isn't there? there certainly is. it is a tricky balance. sometimes you try to simplify to such an extent that it doesn't explain what you are trying to talk about so yes, welcome to my world! you enjoy your world and i will enjoy mine here on the sofa.

now the news, weather and travel when you are. good morning. another cold and frosty start to the day for many others. some eyes across northern and eastern areas, wintry showers moving through. this warm front moving through. this warm front moving its way into northern ireland. behind that a lot of milder air pushing its way through gradually over the next 24—hour race. the wintry showers in the south—east clearing, some sunny spells across eastern scotland and these to inside of england into this afternoon. still quite chilly, denver just afternoon. still quite chilly, denverjust 3—6d. more club further west you are, outbreaks of in northern ireland. —— temperatures

just 3—6. cloud moving in from the west overnight. the warm front moving in bringing milderairfrom the atlantic. temperatures for many of us starting to rise. could be an early—morning frost in the far east but for many a much milder and 90 come. temperatures no lower than 10 degrees in northern ireland. throughout friday it's cloudy, outbreaks of rain, showers across northern and western areas. some brea ks northern and western areas. some breaks in the cloud and sunny spells in the east. such a big difference in temperatures, 10—12d across—the—board. into the weekend the warm front is there, moving to the warm front is there, moving to the north, this area of low pressure and rain moving in as we go through saturday. some rain on saturday across northern parts of the uk in the show. further rain spreading

into northern ireland making gradual progress eastwards. ahead of that for much of england it strike, some sunny spells. mild, temperatures 9-11d, sunny spells. mild, temperatures 9—11d, turning colder across scotla nd 9—11d, turning colder across scotland with some held snow. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and maryam moshiri. a new road ahead for renault — as carlos ghosn resigns and the french carmaker set to announce his replacement. live from london, that's our top story on thursday the 24th of january. the french finance minister confirms ghosn's departure from renault, but will the move help ease tensions with its japanese partner nissan? also in the programme microsoft's search engine bing is blocked in china — as trade tensions between beijing and the us remain high.

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